Iános-Mátyás-Tamás Mihók-Géczi’s scientific contributions

The purpose of our article is to contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms that intervene in determining the success of abstinence in case of persons suffering from alcohol use disorder (PAUD), a phenomenon that is poorly investigated, but, obviously, extremely important. Based on the database containing 273 Romanian PAUDs, split in three categories according to their abstinence and relapse status (abstinents without any relapses, abstinents with at least one relapse and ex-abstinents that are active consumers nowadays), we have tested several hypotheses derived from the literature, referring to the factors that influence the risk to relapse. The empirical models have shown, in contradiction with plenty of previous research that underline different correlations with the abstinence's durability, that only two factors have a significant impact on the type of abstinence (with or without relapses): marital status and religion. Our research brings up, this way, the significant importance that the relational and normative context and the social support have in assisting the PAUDs who try to fight their addiction.