Therapeutic Communities in Washington, DC offers a specialized treatment technique called cocaine-specific coping skills training (CST) to help individuals struggling with cocaine abuse. Developed by Dr. Damaris Rohsenow and Dr. Peter Monti at Brown University, this technique helps patients recognize and cope with high-risk situations that trigger their urge to use cocaine, leading to shorter and less severe relapses during the follow-up period.
Through CST, patients learn to identify triggers associated with drug use, analyze the behavioral chain that leads to drug use in those situations, and develop cognitive and behavioral skills to modify their response and reduce the risk of drug use. This evidence-based approach has shown promising results, with CST patients experiencing significantly better outcomes compared to those who received standard treatment alone.
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