The overall objective of the proposed study is to better understand relationships among negative life events and the moderating or exacerbating personality, coping, and social support processes which may mediate relapse proneness versus resitance among treated cocaine abusers during a post-treatment period. The study hypothesizes that return to abuse of cocaine (and other drugs) will vary according to: 1) the number, nature and perceived stressfulness of life situations or events encountered; 2) the amount of perceived social support and perceived satisfaction with such support; 3) the relative use of problem focused versus emotion focused coping responses in dealing with economic, work and relationship stressors; 4) interactions among negative life events, personality, coping and social support. The study will include 300 subjects recruited from two large addictions treatment programs in Miami, Florida. A series of measures of life events, personality, coping, social support and substance use will be collected at treatment completion, and at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months after treatment completion, to test the major hypotheses of this study. This investigation will test hypotheses derived from interrelated areas of stress, coping, social support and personality theory which appear useful in understanding processes which mediate relapse proneness versus resistance among cocaine abusers.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DA005433-03
Application #
3211769
Study Section
Drug Abuse Clinical and Behavioral Research Review Committee (DACB)
Project Start
1988-05-01
Project End
1991-10-30
Budget Start
1990-06-01
Budget End
1991-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1990
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Miami Coral Gables
Department
Type
Schools of Education
DUNS #
City
Coral Gables
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
33146