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The combined effect of education based on acceptance and commitment and green tea tablets on cravings in opium addicts
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Amir reza Karamibonarii   1, Ahad Ahangar2 , Majid Torabinikjeh3 |
1- Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran. , pharmakarami@yahoo.com
2- Department of psychology, Faculty of humanities, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran.
3- Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. |
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Abstract: (184 Views) |
Background & aim:
Drug abuse has become one of the important problems in society. Craving is the core of drug abuse. The aim of this study was to investigate the combined effect of education based on acceptance and commitment and green tea tablets on cravings in opium addicts.
Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this study was opium addicts in addiction treatment clinics of Tabriz. The research sample consisted of 40 people selected by available sampling methode and simple randomly assigned to 4 groups. The group receiving green tea tablets, Combined therapy group based on acceptance and commitment training with the Hayes protocol for 8 sessions of one and a half hours and grean tea tablets, Education group based on acceptance and commitment, the control group did not receive any intervention. The participants were evaluated through Salehi Fedredi, Barefan and Ziaei, temptation questionnaire before the intervention, and the final session. Data were analyzed using multivariate and unilabiate analysis of covariance with Benferoni test.
Results: The results showed that green tea tablets and education based on acceptance and commitment had an effect on craving in opium addicts (P <0.05) and there was no significant difference between the effect of education based on acceptance and commitment and green tea on craving. There was a difference between the effect of education based on acceptance and commitment with green tea compared to the effect of each alone on craving in opium addicts (P <0.05).
Conclusions: The simultaneous use of education based on acceptance and commitment and green tea tablets has more effect in reduction of craving in opium addicts compared to the effect of each one alone.
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| Keywords: Green Tea, Acceptance and Commitment Based Therapy, Opium |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry
Received: 2023/04/24 | Accepted: 2023/12/18 | Published: 2024/05/20
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