What is Relapse Prevention?
The Relapse Prevention Treatment Model Drug and alcohol treatment has undergone continuous evolution over the past several decades. Addiction is such a challenging problem that there has been a necessary push towards evidence-based treatment. Evidence-based treatment includes things like relapse prevention programs. Evidence-based treatment is exactly what it sounds like. Treatment methods which are based […]
Holidays Are Hard
Holidays Can Be Difficult Times For Those In Recovery For those walking the road of recovery, the holidays can be a particularly stressful and worrisome time. Many addicts must structure their lives around remaining healthy and sober, and due to stressors outside these daily routines, holidays can be a minefield for relapse. Travel, financial pressures, […]
Relapse Prevention Strategies That Work
Relapse prevention strategies that are truly effective have been created with honesty and specific details and are carried out with dedication and a realistic approach. Relapse prevention strategies help clients fight against addiction throughout their recovery processes with clear methods in mind. Your strategy should be specific to you and your lifestyle.
Healthy Friends vs. Unhealthy Friends
You are who you surround yourself with. Although it may be a clichéd belief, for many, the saying holds true. If you’re in treatment, it is important to surround yourself with positive, healthy relationships that will be a source of support during and after the recovery process. For many people, this may mean avoiding friends […]
The Importance of Honesty in Recovery
Admitting that you are struggling with an addiction or mental health issue is one of the hardest things you will ever do. Once you admit to yourself, it also means that you will need to admit to others that you have these issues and need help to overcome them. Dishonesty is all too common among […]
How to Celebrate Graduating from Treatment
Graduating from a rehabilitation facility is an exciting event and should be celebrated in grand fashion. We make a big deal of every milestone – from receiving our driver’s license, to moving into our first apartment, to our work anniversaries. Recovering from addiction is no exception – and it takes much more hard work than […]
The Effects of Drug Use on Oral Health
The physical effects of drug usage are commonly thought of as weight loss, thinning hair, or skin care problems. However, one of the most profound effects is dental. At Destination Hope, clients are often eager to get dental care after seeing the damage drugs have done to their teeth. Dr. Ari Socher of Renumi Mobile […]
5 Tips on How to Navigate Through Work Functions with Alcohol
It never feels like every event revolves around alcohol until you have decided to live your life without it. For those who have recently left rehab and are just beginning to navigate through life sober, events that were once exciting because they involved drinking can now appear nerve-racking and intimidating for the same reason. Although […]
Going Back to School After Rehab
If you or a loved one were taken out of school to complete a program at a rehabilitation center, and have recently completed your program or are scheduled to complete it soon, congratulations! It is a huge accomplishment to have made it to this point. Beginning a life in sobriety is difficult, but it can […]
Should You Return to Drug Rehab?
Knowing if it was a Slip or Relapse Making the decision to use alcohol or drugs again is always a dangerous choice for a person in recovery. The severity of the damage which this will lead to for the recovering addict and the people around them is usually determined by the time it takes that […]