Addiction is typically a long-term illness, often involving relapse; therefore, treatment should not be seen as a single event, but rather a process of intervention and monitoring – highlighting the importance of treatment retention.1 Whatever form it may take, treatment for substance-use disorders is an intervention to help the individual stop seeking and using that substance.1
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[1] NIDA. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide, 3rd edition. https://archives.nida.nih.gov/publications/principles-drug-addiction-treatment-research-based-guide-third-edition. Revised January 2018. Accessed February 2023.