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What Differentiates Dropping Out from Remaining in a Brief Intervention for Problematic and Dependent Methamphetamine Users?
| Τίτλος: | What Differentiates Dropping Out from Remaining in a Brief Intervention for Problematic and Dependent Methamphetamine Users? |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Rowicka MM; Institute of Psychology, Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of psychoactive drugs [J Psychoactive Drugs] 2026 Jul-Aug; Vol. 58 (3), pp. 217-225. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Feb 12. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8113536 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2159-9777 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02791072 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psychoactive Drugs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <1997- > : Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis Original Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Published by Haight-Ashbury Publications in association with the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, c1981- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Amphetamine-Related Disorders*/psychology , Amphetamine-Related Disorders*/therapy , Methamphetamine*/adverse effects , Patient Dropouts*/psychology , Patient Dropouts*/statistics & numerical data , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy*/methods , Motivational Interviewing*/methods, Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Motivation ; Self Efficacy ; Young Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Amphetamine-type stimulants (including methamphetamine) are the second most frequently used illicit substances, after cannabis worldwide. The treatment dropout rate is higher among stimulant users than in the case of any other substance. Younger age, greater severity of the substance use disorder, lower motivation to change, and greater mental health problems are among the predictors of treatment dropout. Research showed that a brief intervention with cognitive-behavioral strategies and motivational interviewing addresses the most paramount issues. This paper investigates the differences between the individuals who dropped out and those who remained in the intervention. Twenty-one participants dropped out from the intervention, and 32 remained in the intervention. The analyzed variables included illicit substance use, severity of methamphetamine dependence, alcohol use (with distinction between spirits, wine and beer), motivation to change (readiness for change questionnaire), depressive and generalized anxiety symptoms, life satisfaction and self-efficacy. The results showed no differences between the two investigated groups except for beer consumed 30 days before the intervention. (the drop-out group consumed statistically more beer). The results showed that there is a need for further investigation since none of the substance use or person-specific characteristics differentiated dropping out from remaining in the intervention. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: CBT; Dropout; brief intervention; methamphetamine |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 44RAL3456C (Methamphetamine) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250213 Date Completed: 20260720 Latest Revision: 20260720 |
| Update Code: | 20260721 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02791072.2025.2464792 |
| PMID: | 39943737 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2159-9777 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/02791072.2025.2464792 |