Three major causes of relapse:

1) Negative emotional states (35% of the relapses): situations in which the individual is experiencing a negative or unpleasant emotional state, mood, or feelings such as frustration, anger, anxiety, depression or boredom prior to or at the time the first relapse occurs.


2) Interpersonal conflict (16% of the relapses): situations involving an ongoing or relatively recent conflict associated with any interpersonal relationship, family members, friendships or employer-employee relationship. Arguments and interpersonal confrontations occur frequently in this category.

3) Social pressure (20% of the relapses): situations in which the individual is responding to the influence of another person or group of people exerting pressure on the individual to engage in the prohibited behavior. Social pressure may either be direct (Interpersonal contact with verbal persuasion) or indirect (e.g. though no direct pressure is involved).

So 72% of all relapse can be attributed to three things:
(1) negative emotional states
(2) interpersonal conflict
(3) social pressure.


The proposed program will concentrate on young adults who are having the most difficulty in obtaining employment by enhancing their long-term employability through career development, mentorship, group and individual counseling, drug education and relapse prevention. Career development, work readiness and on-the-job training will provide the disenfranchised youth the opportunity to learn a trade while earning a salary and ensure their long term employability thru work training assignments.