Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study

Emmanuel O. Olose; Andrew Orovwigho; Monday N. Igwe; Cecilia F. Busari; Israel O. Ugoma; Beneeth C. Ajuonuma

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crjmed. 2025; 4(1): 10-16

doi: 10.5455/CRJMED.215093

Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study

Emmanuel O. Olose, Andrew Orovwigho, Monday N. Igwe, Cecilia F. Busari, Israel O. Ugoma, Beneeth C. Ajuonuma.

Abstract
Background: Globally, psychoactive substance use and its resulting dependence are gradually attaining a menacing trend. Psychotherapeutic techniques like cue exposure therapy (CET), in combination with other treatment approaches, may potentially produce better outcomes.
Objectives: This study aims to determine and compare the sociodemographic determinants, the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and relapse, the distribution of psychoactive substances, the prevalence of relapse, and the mean duration to relapse among the cases (patients who received CET while on treatment) and control group (patients who did not receive CET while on treatment).

Method: This is a retrospective cross-sectional interventional study. From the case notes of 75 cases and 75 controls, information concerning sociodemographic characteristics, number of relapses, different psychoactive substances used and duration before relapses (latency to relapse) were retrieved.

Results: The results showed a significant association between the number of relapses and sociodemographic variables of age, marital status and occupation. A significant majority of patients used cannabis; patients who received CET had significantly fewer relapses and had a significantly longer duration before relapse (relapse latency period) in comparison with controls (patients who did not receive CET).

Conclusion: CET, in combination with other evidence-based treatment modalities, produces better outcome measures in the management of patients with substance dependence.

Key words: Effectiveness., Cue., Exposure., Therapy., Management., Substance

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Olose EO, Orovwigho A, Igwe MN, Busari CF, Ugoma IO, Ajuonuma BC. Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study. crjmed. 2025; 4(1): 10-16.

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Olose EO, Orovwigho A, Igwe MN, Busari CF, Ugoma IO, Ajuonuma BC. Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study. crjmed. 2025; 4(1): 10-16.

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Olose, E. O., Orovwigho, . A., Igwe, . M. N., Busari, . C. F., Ugoma, . I. O. & Ajuonuma, . B. C. (2025) Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study. crjmed, 4 (1), 10-16.

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Olose, Emmanuel O., Andrew Orovwigho, Monday N. Igwe, Cecilia F. Busari, Israel O. Ugoma, and Beneeth C. Ajuonuma. 2025. Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study. Cross River Journal of Medicine, 4 (1), 10-16.

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Olose, Emmanuel O., Andrew Orovwigho, Monday N. Igwe, Cecilia F. Busari, Israel O. Ugoma, and Beneeth C. Ajuonuma. "Effectiveness of Cue Exposure Therapy in the Management of Substance Addiction in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A Comparative Study." Cross River Journal of Medicine 4 (2025), 10-16.

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