A brief psychological intervention called Self-Regulation Therapy (SRT), which uses suggestion and classical conditioning to reproduce the positive effects of illegal drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy, improved coping with stress and emotionality in young adults. Fifteen volunteers (8 males, 7 females, average age 24.6) completed pre- and post-intervention assessments over 10 days and a 4-week follow-up. SRT outperformed no intervention across four coping strategies and both positive and negative emotionality, with improvements maintained at follow-up. The findings suggest that reproducing the positive effects of illegal drugs via SRT can enhance coping and emotional regulation.
A brief psychological intervention called Self-Regulation Therapy (SRT), which uses suggestion and classical conditioning to reproduce the positive effects of illegal drugs (cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy), improved coping with stress and emotionality. Fifteen volunteers (average age 24.67) showed superior coping strategies and positive emotionality, with reduced negative emotionality, compared to no intervention. Improvements persisted during a 4-week follow-up. The findings suggest that reproducing the positive effects of such drugs via SRT can enhance young people's coping and emotional regulation.