Abstract: Drug abis an important issue in China, while there is no effective drug to control the craving, which is the main reason that leads to the relapse. Mindfulness-based relapse prevention, as a novel treatment approach, has been used in the treatment of drug dependence, and a number of researches on this topic have been conducted. The current paper provided a review of recent clinical researches and relevant imaging studies to discuss the application of mindfulness-based relapse prevention, which hopes to provide theoretical basis for future study.

Key words: relapse prevention, mindfulness-based relapse prevention, imaging studies