Opiate addiction treatment is not the end of your recovery journey. Because there is no cure for addiction, you must continue to lead a healthy lifestyle complete with an active recovery process in order to enjoy sustained success.

Take Advantage of Opiate Addiction Treatment Aftercare Services.

Your relationship with your opiate addiction treatment center does not end once you’ve completed your program. They have a number of aftercare services on offer to help you as you continue your recovery journey, including support resources for finding employment and re-entering the workforce, alumni support group meetings and alumni activities, such as weekend outings.

Reach Out to Your Support Network.

You are not alone in your recovery efforts even though you are no longer in an active opiate addiction treatment program. You will still receive support from your most trusted and supportive loved ones, your addiction sponsor and support group meetings. It is highly-recommended that you attend a support group meeting everyday in order to maintain an active recovery. These meetings allow you to give and receive valuable support as you are able to speak freely about your experiences, wishes, hopes and fears.

Sustain a Healthy Lifestyle.

The healthy lifestyle you started in opiate addiction treatment will still be relevant and will still be an essential aspect of your recovery process. Addiction does not exist comfortably in a healthy environment so it’s important that you continue to take good care of yourself. A healthy lifestyle consists of many elements, including exercising regularly, eating well, sleeping sufficient hours each night, practicing good personal hygiene, paying attention to personal grooming, finding the time for rest and relaxation and facing the world with a positive outlook.

Use Your Relapse Prevention Strategies.

Your recovery work in opiate addiction treatment was only the beginning. You will continue your active recovery everyday by continuing to live by what you learned and gained in treatment. You will still use the relapse prevention strategies that you created in treatment in order to protect yourself and your recovery from harmful triggers for substance use, including stress, boredom and people who have abused substances with you in the past.

For continued efficacy, you will need to update your relapse prevention strategies as necessary in order to ensure that they continue to be as specific and as relevant as possible. Some reasons for updating these strategies may include moving to a new place or having major changes in the home.

If you or someone you love is suffering from the effects of alcohol abuse, substance addiction or any other type of addiction, please call us today.  Our addiction treatment counselors can help you deal with physical, emotional and psychological consequences of drug and alcohol abuse.  A substance abuse treatment program is effective, safe and has helped many men reclaim their lives. Destination Hope is a full service drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis treatment facility in Florida for men suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues.