Relapse Prevention

Drug Relapse Prevention Starts with a Plan

Relapse prevention at Stepping Stone Center for Recovery is a major component of drug addiction treatment. We have designed our drug relapse prevention plan to treat "the whole person."

Drug relapse prevention strategies provide the addict or alcoholic with new ways to effectively deal with the disorders. We believe that the proper drug relapse prevention plan will give the individual new ways to cope in order to avoid returning to using drugs and/or alcohol.

Understanding Drug Relapse Prevention

Drug relapse prevention offers those people recovering from addictions strategies that will help them understand and deal with the triggers and/or stressors in their environment that led to their alcoholism or drug addiction.

What is Drug Relapse?

A person must first understand relapse itself in order to understand the basics behind drug relapse prevention. When dealing with healthcare, relapse is best explained as a regression in one's medical condition after a period of recovery from a specific illness. When it comes to drug relapse it is defined as one returning to drugs after a period of abstinence... There are significant warning signs that an individual may be in danger of drug relapse. It does not come on suddenly and without warning. It is a process that takes place over time.

If you require drug relapse prevention call us at 1-800-237-3150. Help is available 24 hours a day and all calls are confidential.

The Basics of our Drug Relapse Prevention Plan

To reduce the possibility of relapse Stepping Stone's drug relapse prevention program takes place one healing step at a time.

1. Initially, a person must be stabilized medically and psychiatrically within our detox program.
2. Therapy is used to help individuals recuperate from the depression, anxiety, stress and hopelessness they have been experiencing during their years of drug addiction.
3. Individuals follow a daily structure that includes regularly attending support groups, participating in regular exercise and establishing a healthy eating plan and diet.
4. Patients maintain a relationship with their primary addiction treatment provider

It is highly recommended that the person remain in a structured therapeutic environment during the establishment of any drug relapse prevention plan The longer a person is in treatment, the greater their understanding of recovery becomes. The greater their understanding, the easier it is to accept what they must do in order to maintain that recovery.

While preventing relapse is not an exact science and cannot be guaranteed, there are certain guidelines that, if followed, will greatly increase the odds of achieving and maintaining long term recovery. Stepping Stone Center for recovery incorporates relapse prevention as a significant part of its treatment, greatly enhancing a person's chance of embracing quality recovery.

For additional information pertaining to Stepping Stone's nationally recognized drug and alcohol treatment program, including our drug relapse prevention programs, please refer to the clinical services menu or call us directly at 1-800-237-3150. Help is available 24 hours a day and all calls are confidential.