The following strategies are useful in preventing and managing relapse:
• Enhance commitment to change (e.g. use motivational interviewing)
• Identify high-risk situations, for example:
When does the patient use heavily?
What situations have been associated with relapse in the past?
• Teach coping skills, for example: problem solving; social skills; self-management skills; self monitoring of drug use and drug-related harm
• Develop strategies that can be part of a relapse drill