ABSTRACT

Modemdrug-freetreatmentfordrugabusersdatesfromdevelopmentofthe therapeuticcommunity(TC),wheretheself-helpconceptandgroupprocesswere firstappliedtothetreatmentofdrugabusers.Methodsthatderivefromthisapproach arenowbroadlyemployedbytreatmentregimensofallkinds,bothdrug-freeand chemically-assisted.