Relapse Prevention in Substance Abuse Treatment In relation to drug abuse, relapse is the resumption of use of a chemical or medication after a period of abstinence. The term can be said to be a key feature of a combination of substance abuse and substance independence. The propensity for addiction, repeated use, and tendencies that take the form of the substance used are some of the problems experienced by drug users. The substances that increase the most serious tendencies in consumers and present a high pharmacological efficacy are those that are rapidly eliminated from the body, as well as those that bring out the greatest tolerance. There may be increased tolerance to the substance as dependence increases in relation to the drug in question, and withdrawal and craving when the user stops. Relapse prevention can be defined as the set of coping skills or tools designed that can be used to reduce the chances that the drug user in question will resort to unhealthy behaviors or become worse due to continued substance use. Relapse prevention knowledge or skills include; identifying early signs of relapse, identifying and targeting high-risk factors for possible relapse, how to make wise daily choices that do not lead the client back to drug abuse, and implementing early coping strategies to avoid relapse (Sofuoglu, 2010 ) .Both behavioral and cognitive techniques are included within the strategies described in the coping skills training. Clients are given alternatives on how they can effectively use their habit by reframing it as a learning experience that features setbacks and errors that are likely in any learning and growth process, this explains the cognitive technique for training. On the other hand, behavioral techniques are… focus of paper… target of acotherapy for stimulant addiction. Addiction, 105(1), 38-48. Hester, R., Lubman, D. I., & Yücel, M. (2010). The role of executive control in human drug addiction. In Behavioral neuroscience of drug addiction (pp. 301-318). Springer BerlinHeidelberg.Pelissier, B., & Jones, N. (2005). A review of gender differences among substance abusers.Crime & Delinquency, 51(3), 343-372.McGovern, M.P., Xie, H., Segal, S.R., Siembab, L., & Drake, R.E. (2006 ). Addiction treatment services and co-occurring disorders: Prevalence estimates, treatment practices, and barriers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31(3), 267-275. Grella, C. E., Stein, J. A., Weisner, C., Chi, F., & Moos, R. (2010). Predictors of longitudinal substance use and mental health outcomes for patients in two integrated service delivery systems. Drug and alcohol addiction, 110(1), 92-100.