• Interpersonal interactions. Making eye contact, shaking hands with a firm grip, and respecting personal space become innate after years of practice. However, for drug users who propel themselves into self-imposed isolation, these skills can weaken. In particular, the confidence to function in a social setting erodes.
• Independent living. When substance use is the focal point of your daily life, nutrition and personal hygiene can fall by the wayside. Cleaning your home, doing laundry, and appreciating a healthy lifestyle cease to matter. Without retraining in this area, the relapse prevention stage of recovery is almost impossible.
• Stress management. Stressors are most likely among the reasons why you reached for the drug or alcohol the first time. Unfortunately, when you return home after rehab, the same stresses still exist. Unless you develop coping skills during your time at the facility, you’ll face the same trouble again.
• Anger management. Strong emotions, lashing out at those around you, and fear of loss become stressors. Making mistakes in this arena quickly lessens the belief that you can live without the numbing of drugs. Because anger is one of the most destructive emotions, re-learning how to deal with it is crucial.

Crestview Recovery provides skills training with hands-on lessons. Rather than following a curriculum-only approach, each treatment modality incorporates some keys for the formation of these elements. Examples include trauma therapy, dual diagnosis treatment programs, and family groups.