{"id":765,"date":"2013-05-31T08:25:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T08:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopetrustindia.com\/dev\/?p=765"},"modified":"2022-09-21T08:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T08:26:14","slug":"preventing-relapse-with-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopetrustindia.com\/dev\/blog\/preventing-relapse-with-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Relapse with Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a known fact that addiction is highly relapse-prone. In fact, sobriety can be described as nothing but &#8216;<em>preventing a relapse<\/em>&#8216;. In some ways, the hardest part of establishing and maintaining long-term recovery comes when the initial, intensive part of treatment has been completed.<!--break--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To avoid <em>relapse<\/em>, most recovering people need to be in the warm embrace of loved ones &#8211; whether their close, biological family or the new &#8220;family&#8221; of other recovered people that they can turn to when they feel in danger of relapse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One study identified the five factors that most often contribute to relapse:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>inability to manage stress or negative emotional states<\/li>\n<li>interpersonal conflicts with family or others<\/li>\n<li>failing to stick to the recommendations of doctors and counsellors<\/li>\n<li>negative thinking<\/li>\n<li>low motivation to change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These factors are not so different from the variables that affect relapse when dealing with other chronic disorders, such as diabetes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>failing to stick to diet, medications, or behaviour change<\/li>\n<li>poverty<\/li>\n<li>poor support from family members<\/li>\n<li>a co-occurring mental health disorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among other things, addicted people must learn how to avoid contact with the triggers that may set in motion their brain&#8217;s demanding cry for drugs or alcohol. And when those triggers are unavoidable, people must develop the skills that will prevent the craving from taking over. Learning these skills must be a core element of any treatment program; maintaining them should be part of an aftercare program or long-term recovery plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At <em>Hope Trust<\/em>, lot of emphasis is laid on relapse prevention. From education about relapse to learning the tools to avoid a relapse, to evolving individual strategies for preventing relapse, all clients are optimally prepared to keep sober.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Aftercare is just that,&#8221; says <em>Santosh<\/em>, addiction therapist at <em>Hope Trust<\/em>. &#8220;It&#8217;s a continuing care that you really need to be involved in if you&#8217;re going to survive this. If you just leave after the residential program and you don&#8217;t go to meetings and you don&#8217;t get involved with a sponsor and a group and a commitment, you&#8217;re going back in no time at all. You can&#8217;t resist the temptation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I cannot emphasize enough the role of the aftercare contract and the aftercare program,&#8221; says <em>Dr. Prasad<\/em>, resident medical officer and counsellor at <em>Hope Trust<\/em>. &#8220;It&#8217;s been the key to success.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a known fact that addiction is highly relapse-prone. In fact, sobriety can be described as nothing but &#8216;preventing a relapse&#8216;. In some ways, the hardest part of establishing and maintaining long-term recovery comes when the initial, intensive part of treatment has been completed. 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