The promises and pitfalls of retrieval-extinction procedures in preventing relapse to drug seeking

Relapse to drug seeking after treatment or a period of abstinence remains a fundamental challenge for drug users. The retrieval – extinction procedure offers promise in augmenting the efficacy of exposure based treatment for drug use and for protecting against relapse to drug seeking. Preceding exti...

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Main Authors: Gavan P McNally, Kathryn Elizabeth Hutton-Bedbrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00014/full