Addicts who recover in the context of a drug treatment facility may experience a resurgence of craving for their drug of choice once they leave the facility and come into contact with people, places, or things associated with the drug. In classical conditioning, this is called

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This phenomenon is known as renewal, which occurs when a conditioned response (in this case, drug craving) reappears after a person returns to an environment associated with the drug, despite the response having been extinguished in a different environment (the treatment facility).

Addicts Who Recover in the Context of a Drug Treatment