Heroin and cocaine craving and use during treatment: Measurement validation and potential relationships

Adrienne J. Heinz; David H. Epstein; Jennifer R. Schroeder; Edward G. Singleton; Stephen J. Heishman; Kenzie L. Preston

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2006.05.009

Heroin and cocaine craving and use during treatment: Measurement validation and potential relationships

Adrienne J. Heinz, David H. Epstein, Jennifer R. Schroeder, Edward G. Singleton, Stephen J. Heishman, Kenzie L. Preston

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Abstract

Although commonly assessed with unidimensional scales, craving has been suggested to be multifaceted and to have a complex relationship with drug use and relapse. This study assessed the consistency and predictive validity of unidimensional and multidimensional craving scales. At the beginning of a 12-week outpatient treatment trial, opiate users (n = 101) and cocaine users (n = 72) completed unidimensional visual analog scales (VASs) assessing "want," "need," and "craving" and multidimensional 14- and 45-item versions of the Cocaine Craving Questionnaire (CCQ) or Heroin Craving Questionnaire (HCQ). Spearman correlations between the VASs and the first-order factors from the 45-item CCQ/HCQ were .20-.40, suggesting that the two types of assessment were not redundant. Treatment dropout and in-treatment drug use were more frequently predicted by scores on the 14- or 45-item CCQ than by VAS ratings. Results suggest that the CCQ/HCQ and the 14-item CCQ provide information that unidimensional VASs do not.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	355-364
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2006.05.009
State	Published - Dec 2006

Keywords

Cocaine
Craving
Heroin
Measure
Treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Phychiatric Mental Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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