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Your Organizational Guidance

ebpracticenet urges you to prioritize the following organizational guidance:

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It is important to advise the patient to continue maintaining contact with helpful treatment resources and/or support groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Smart Recovery), even if they are initially able to achieve abstinence.[42]​ It is also important that the patient is able to contact a social support, doctor, and clinic if concerned about any increased risk of return to use due to increased stress, anxiety, family issues, work-related problems, or increased craving. Meta-analysis of data from over 50,000 people with substance use disorders demonstrated that self-reported craving (e.g., in response to alcohol exposure, or to stress) was associated with more than doubled odds of return to alcohol use (OR 2.47, 95% CI 2.21 to 2.75).[155]​

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