The Effectiveness of Family-Based Treatment on Craving in Girl Students with Substance Abuse

Abstract

Background: Substance abuse and addiction are serious problems all around the world. Increased substance use tendency in adolescents has attracted the researchers' and therapists' attention. Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of family-based treatment on craving in girl students with substance abuse. Patients and Methods: In this multiple baseline experimental single case study, four families and their girl adolescents who were engaged in substance abuse were selected using the purposive sampling technique. family-based treatment (FBT) was performed in three phases of baseline, intervention, and follow-up. Data were collected using the Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CBQ). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics methods. Results: This study demonstrated that FBT could significantly decrease the craving, 40.08% improvements. Conclusions: FBT can be considered as an effective strategy for changing the dysfunctional cycle of the family system and decreasing substance use tendency in adolescents.