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Volume 9
Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
Addiction 2018
November 12-13, 2018
November 12-13, 2018 Dubai, UAE
9
th
International Conference on
Addiction & Psychiatry
Masa Karleusa Valkanou et al., J Addict Res Ther 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C3-042
Factors determining heroin addiction treatment outcome and the likelihood of sustained abstinence
in heroin addicts
Masa Karleusa Valkanou and Jasmina Knezevic Tasic
Lorijen Hospital, Serbia
Background & Aim:
Factors determining heroin addiction treatment outcome have not been studied extensively despite the
practical and theoretical significance. It is uncertain whether we are able to predict the odds of sustained heroin abstinence and
affect the factors that increase the likelihood of the recovery. This study aimed to identify factors that either individually or in
synergy support the sustained multiannual abstinence.
Method:
In this translational ambidirectional cohort study, we evaluated two groups of heroin addicts that underwent the same
therapeutic procedures with different outcomes (133 abstainers and 56 relapsers) using the non-standardized questionnaire
to study: The history of addiction, motivation for the treatment, parental attitudes and control, job satisfaction, social and
emotional relationships, alternative satisfactions, use of other substances during treatment and treatment characteristics.
The chi square analysis was used to determine specific significant factors that act individually. The binary logistic regression
provided a mathematical model of the synergistic effect of significant factors.
Result:
The study found a new variable, an abstinence marker, defined by the synergistic effect of the following factors: Use of
tramadol before treatment (p=0.011), non-use of Benzodiazepines (p=0.001), length of Naltrexone use (p
˂
0.0005), non-use
of Cannabis (p=0.002), non-compulsive exercise (p=0.009) and employment and job satisfaction (p
˂
0.0005) during recovery.
Conclusion:
This study reports a mathematical model that predicts multiannual sustained abstinence as an outcome of heroin
addiction treatment.
Biography
Masa Karleusa Valkanou is a Clinical Psychologist with 10 years of experience, working at The Lighthouse of Arabia, Dubai, UAE. She has completed her MSc
in Psychology and Counseling from University of Sheffield. She is a Certified Systemic Family Psychotherapist enrolled in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy. Her specialization works are with adults, children and adolescents of different psychological disorders. She has gained rich clinical experience in
the field of addiction working at psychiatric clinic for addiction, Lorijen Hospital, Serbia. She has worked as a Lecturer at ESB-Heriot-Watt University, the Military
Academy Serbia and Centre for Talented Youth, Nikola Tesla.
psyonics@gmail.com