Summary:

The aim of this research was to determine the risk factors associated with drug relapses in adolescents who have received treatment at the IAFA. Methodology: Quantitative study, with correlational and cross-sectional scope. Instruments: Relapse Interview for Users of Addictive Behaviors, Inventory of Precipitating Situations of Relapses, Attentional Control Scale, Coping Skills Inventory, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Social Support Received, Scale of Difficulties in Emotional Regulation, and Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire. Sample: 107 adolescents receiving outpatient care at the Juvenile Center of the Institute of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Conclusions: intrapersonal variables such as emotional regulation (goal-directed behaviors), attentional control (focused attention), negative emotional states and search for positive sensations are determining risk factors in drug use relapses.