Project on tDCS Intervention to Enhance Advanced Social Cognitive Functions in Drug Rehabilitation Individuals

Inclusion criteria

• age between 30 and 60 years;
• fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for severe substance use disorder as specified in the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• a history of heroin use exceeding ten years, with a daily average intake of at least 0.1 grams.
• abstinence duration of eight months or less, with a positive result of a urine test before entering the rehabilitation center.
• no history of neuromodulation treatments such as tDCS within the past six months.

Exclusion criteria

• a history of alcohol dependence, neurological disorders, or other complex psychiatric conditions.
• the presence of intracranial metallic implants or elevated intracranial pressure.
• a history of epilepsy or recent electroencephalogram evidence of epileptiform activity.
• the use of implanted electronic devices, such as pacemakers;.
• scalp hyperalgesia or a tendency toward bleeding.
• severe cardiac conditions.