OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively explore how treatment-involved youth retrospectively contextualize relapse from substance use. METHODS: Fourteen focus groups were conducted with 118 youth (78.3% male; 66.1% Latino) enrolled in participating substance abuse treatment programs (4 young adult and 10 adolescent) throughout Los Angeles County. Transcripts were analyzed for relapse perception themes. RESULTS: Dominant relapse themes include emotional reasons (90%), life stressors (85%), cognitive factors (75%), socialization processes (65%), and environmental issues (55%). CONCLUSIONS: Youth perceptions about relapse during treatment should be used to better inform clinical approaches and shape early-intervention recovery agendas for substance-abusing youth.
OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively explore how treatment-involved youth retrospectively contextualize relapse from substance use. METHODS: Fourteen focus groups were conducted with 118 youth (78.3% male; 66.1% Latino) enrolled in participating substance abuse treatment programs (4 young adult and 10 adolescent) throughout Los Angeles County. Transcripts were analyzed for relapse perception themes. RESULTS: Dominant relapse themes include emotional reasons (90%), life stressors (85%), cognitive factors (75%), socialization processes (65%), and environmental issues (55%). CONCLUSIONS: Youth perceptions about relapse during treatment should be used to better inform clinical approaches and shape early-intervention recovery agendas for substance-abusing youth.
Authors: Rachel Gonzales-Castaneda; James R McKay; Jane Steinberg; Ken C Winters; Chong Ho Alex Yu; Irene C Valdovinos; Janna M Casillas; Kyle C McCarthy Journal: Subst Abus Date: 2019-10-22 Impact factor: 3.716