Relapse Prevention

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What Are 3 Stages of Relapse?

You’re committed to your recovery and staying sober, but there’s always a risk of relapse. Relapse is when someone who has made progress in overcoming addiction returns to substance use. It’s a common challenge in recovery, often due to triggers, stress, or a lapse in coping strategies. Knowing the stages of relapse and having a plan in place can help you avoid slipping up. Relapse happens gradually; it’s not usually out of the blue.

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How Certain Activities Can Help with Addiction 

What is going to help you to keep up with life around you while maintaining your sobriety? What activities for addiction recovery are helpful? For those who are thinking about leaving rehab and starting on the journey of recovery, it’s hard to realize you have to do all of the work in the real world

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5 Tips for Dating During Addiction Recovery

Dating in addiction recovery can be very beneficial to the recovery experience, but it can also cause a major setback or relapse if the relationship causes additional stress. Addiction recovery is about focusing on your own needs, and a relationship can sometimes interfere with that process. There are ways that you can build a healthy

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Core Values to Guide Recovery

Addiction is lonely, desolate, and dangerous when left untreated. People who depend on dangerous drugs can sometimes avoid an overdose, but the effects of certain drugs will eventually take their toll in the long run. No matter how far you’ve fallen, we want you to know that there is hope. Addiction treatment programs at Crestview

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5 Fun Sober Group Activities

Many sober group activities are included in a group therapy program that is a part of an all-encompassing addiction treatment plan. While some people may feel afraid to open up to others during therapy, they soon discover the benefits of different life perspectives while developing long-lasting, supportive friendships. An addiction group therapy program is an

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5 Coping Skills for Addiction You Should Know

In drug addiction recovery, clients learn how to maintain their newfound sobriety. One of the most important focuses is on learning how to cope with stress, temptations, and obstacles in life. This list of coping skills is just a sample of the many ways that people can stay on track to their lifelong recovery. Do

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Proper Money Management in Recovery  

If you are recovering from alcohol or substance use, you are recovering from an excessive lifestyle. You used substances or alcohol excessively. Money is usually an important factor in how excessive your use was. As a result, money management is a key part of your recovery treatment program. However, like most areas of your treatment

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Common Pitfalls in Recovery and How to Avoid Them

One of the things that you will learn in alcohol addiction rehab is that the road ahead of you is going to be complex, tough, and full of pitfalls. There will be obstacles to overcome, including high-stress situations, people who will not help you, and internal struggles. When you know what these common pitfalls in

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3 Ways to Break Bad Habits During Recovery

Breaking bad habits and forming new ones is a good strategy for long-term addiction recovery. Frequently, habits form without any type of planning. You may make promises to yourself to stop these habits, but over time, your willpower decreases. That can limit your motivation to keep going. Yet, there are strategies to help you to

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