Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Opiate Addiction
Abstract
This article describes an empirically based conceptualization of psychotherapeutic treatment for narcotics addiction. A target approach to the mulitifacetedproblems is discussed with reference to the current literature on psychological interventions with abusers. The literature review is restricted to opiates although many of the observations and conclusions may apply to the treatment of drug abusers in general.
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