Background: Addiction is a chronic disease that is influenced by various biological, psychological, and social factors. The number of people suffering from this problem is increasing daily, causing the destruction of cultural boundaries in society and endangering human mental and economic health. Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Langerin's dynamic presence in the moment interventions and meditation-based dynamic presence in the moment interventions on anxiety, temptation, and self-efficacy of addicts.
Method: The present study is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up with a control group. The population of the present study is people with addiction in the cities of (Dezful, Andimeshk, shush, and Shushtar) who have referred to the "Salam Zendige" addiction treatment camp located in Andimeshk.
The sampling method was purposive sampling. After meeting the conditions, 30 people were selected from among those who attended and randomly assigned to three groups: Langerin mindfulness intervention group (10 people), The mindfulness-based meditation intervention group (10 people) and the control group (10 people) were included. Data analysis was performed using the covariance method in SPSS 24 software.
Findings: The results showed that Langerin's dynamic presence in the moment and meditation-based dynamic presence in the moment were significantly effective on anxiety, self-efficacy, and temptation in addicts (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: These organized interventions were designed to integrate the dynamic presence component in the moment with conventional cognitive behavioral therapy and as a tool to guide addicted and vulnerable individuals towards anxiety disorders, reduce temptation and increase self-efficacy, and were a simple method to de-focus or stop relapses of thoughts of using again in addicts. Keywords: Langerin dynamic presence in the moment, meditation-based dynamic presence in the moment, anxiety, temptation, self-efficacy, addicts.