Survey of Combined Medication and Motivational Interviewing Effect on Reducing Drug Craving

Present study aims the influence of medication and motivational interview and combination of motivational interview and medication in reduction of drug craving in addicts. For this purpose we select randomly 20 persons who have admitted in Addiction clinic in Karaj, in two groups, one group received only medication and second group receive both medication and motivational interview. For data handling we used descriptive statistics and covariance analysis. Data was collected by DDQ questioner. The results showed that both methods: medication and medication + motivational interviewing in terms of craving are significant differences at 1%statistical level. Also mean comparison of the two methods showed that medication plus motivational interviewing method in reducing drug craving in addicts was more effective than other method. Therefore, choosing the proper treatment can lead to reduced drug craving.

Keywords:

Medication , Motivational Interview , Drug Craving