Association of Drug Cues and Craving With Drug Use and Relapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Craving, which is a strong desire for drugs, is a new DSM-5 diagnostic criterion for substance use disorders (SUDs), which are the most prevalent, costly, and deadly forms of psychopathology. Despite decades of research, the roles of drug cues and craving in drug use and relapse remain controversial.

Objective

To assess whether 4 types of drug cue and craving indicators, including cue exposure, physiological cue reactivity, cue-induced craving, and self-reported craving (without cue exposure), are prospectively associated with drug use and relapse.

Data sources

Google Scholar was searched for published studies from inception through December 31, 2018. In addition, backward and forward searches were performed on included articles to identify additional artic

SUBMITTER: Vafaie N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161117 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature