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  • Addiction research
  • Long-term recovery studies
  • Treatment outcome evaluation

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  • Most addiction treatment outcome evaluations use short-term data.
  • Recovery from addiction is a complex, long-term process.
  • Longitudinal data is crucial for understanding sustained recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate long-term effects of personal, treatment, and environmental factors on addiction status.
  • To analyze predictors of relapse risk post-treatment.
  • To examine addiction recovery trajectories over an extended period.

Main Methods:

  • Stratified random sampling of 286 participants discharged between 1993-2022.
  • Data collection via medical records and telephone questionnaires (DARP-M-2023).
  • Analysis using cumulative link models and survival analyses for addiction status and relapse risk.

Main Results:

  • Addiction status worsened significantly after 10 years post-treatment (p < 0.001).
  • Positive associations found between recovery and improved mental, occupational, legal, and social functioning.
  • Premature discharge (p = 0.044) and short treatment duration (p = 0.003) predicted increased and earlier relapse risk.

Conclusions:

  • A dynamic, long-term approach to addiction recovery is essential.
  • Monitoring dropout predictors and implementing tailored relapse prevention are critical.
  • Findings suggest a need for sustained post-treatment support and intervention.