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Relapse Prevention in Drug Treatment

Relapse prevention is an essential component in every drug treatment program whether you choose long-term residential inpatient drug treatment or an outpatient day treatment program. The goals of every drug treatment program not only include helping you to break your physical dependence upon your drug of choice but also to help you maintain abstinence and sobriety on your own when you return home. To that end, relapse prevention is implemented in any effective drug treatment program.

The Canyon is a Los Angeles drug treatment program that provides drug detox, drug addiction treatment, aftercare services and sober living facilities in addition to relapse prevention.

What is Relapse Prevention in Drug Treatment?

Relapse prevention is a tool that drug addiction treatment counselors and psychologists use to help you learn new ways to deal with stresses and cravings, otherwise known as "triggers," that are the precursors to relapse. Relapse prevention in drug treatment manifests in a number of ways. You will learn new lifestyle choices that will help you increase your health and strength in fighting off drug and alcohol addiction. For example, you will learn to recognize your physical and emotional reactions right before you want to use your drug of choice. You will learn relaxation techniques, healthy lifestyle choices, new ways of eating to increase mood and enhance your immune system, and develop community support and direct tactics you can use when you feel tempted. All of these will easily follow you when you return home.

Why is Relapse Prevention in Drug Treatment Important?

Relapse prevention in drug treatment is important because it provides you with real life skills that you can implement and utilize on a day-to-day basis. It goes beyond educational and health classes about drug use and abuse. It extends the time you spend free from physical dependence and addiction. It uses what you discover about yourself in therapy and support group meetings and helps you come up with tangible solutions that you can use in the moment to fight off psychological dependence and drug cravings. Relapse prevention is a huge part of your success after drug treatment.

Making Relapse Prevention in Drug Treatment Work For You

After you have gone through drug detox, you will find that your mind is free to focus and think about other issues related to your drug abuse and addiction. You can explore your drug history and development through therapy. You can build support in your community of peers and mentors who have experienced the same issues. You can find medical and psychological assistance through medical professionals. You can learn how food affects your mind as well as your body, develop a yoga and meditation practice, and indulge in alternative preventative treatments like acupuncture and massage. Through all this, you will mine information about yourself and your triggers that will inform the specific techniques that will work for you in keeping cravings for your drug of choice at bay.