precipitants and distal lifestyle factors related to relapse, and forward to evaluate coping responses [16,24]. Ideally, this approach helps clients to recognize high-risk situations as discriminative stimuli signaling relapse risk, as well as to identify cognitive and behavioral strategies to obviate these situations or minimize their impact. Examples of specific intervention strategies include enhancing self-efficacy (e.g., by setting achievable behavioral goals) and eliminating myths and placebo effects (e.g., by challenging misperceptions about the effects of substance use).
