The Need for a Multifaceted Technique To Address Multideterminants of Relapse*

This chapter presents an approach to relapse prevention that arises out of research findings on the multideterminants of relapse for crack smokers. The chapter will review empirical findings on the multideterminants of relapse and explain how these data give treatment practitioners a strong rationale for utilizing a multifaceted clinical technique with crack smokers as a part of their relapse-prevention efforts.