The Effectiveness of Family-Based Treatment on Craving in Female Students with Substance Abuse

 Substance abuse and addiction are serious problems all around the world. Increased substance use tendency in adolescents has attracted the researchers' and therapists' attention.

 The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of family-based treatment on craving in female students with substance abuse.

 In this multiple baseline experimental single case study, four families and their female adolescents who were engaged in substance abuse were selected using the purposive sampling technique. family-based treatment (FBT) was performed in three phases of baseline, intervention, and follow-up. Data were collected using the Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CBQ).

 This study demonstrated that FBT could significantly decrease the craving, 40.08% improvements.

 FBT can be considered as an effective strategy for changing the dysfunctional cycle of the family system and decreasing substance use tendency in adolescents.