ADDICTION RELAPSE PREVENTION

Course overview

INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROM VARIOUS FORMS OF ADDICTION FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTER RELAPSES THAT HAVE GAINED ACCEPTANCE AS AN ALMOST INEVITABLE PART OF THE RECOVERY PROCESS. HOWEVER, THE NORMALIZATION OF RELAPSES CAN REDUCE THE URGENCY FOR PROVIDERS, PATIENTS, AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO PREVENT THEM FROM OCCURRING. COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS LOSE THEIR EMPLOYMENT, FAMILIES, FREEDOM, AND EVEN LIVES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RELAPSES. THREE OF THE MOST COMMON RELAPSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES HAVE INCLUDED THERAPY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, MEDICATIONS, AND MONITORING. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES RELAPSE PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS USED IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS RECOVER FROM ADDICTION. IN PARTICULAR, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MEDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.