While getting addiction treatment Principles Recovery Center is a great start, recovery from addiction is a lifelong process. It’s not a sign of weakness to need extra support after treatment ends–and it can prevent relapse.
OUR AFTERCARE PROGRAM
As part of our inpatient, partial hospitalization, or intensive outpatient programming, clients learn the importance of relapse prevention. Because there is no cure for addiction, it’s up to those in recovery to surround themselves with the support they need to stay sober.
At Principles, we advocate for our clients from beginning to end. We offer clients a wealth of useful (and often essential) resources to promote long-term sobriety. And we work with each client to establish an aftercare plan that may include meetings, therapy, continued treatment, sober housing referrals, and more.
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How Does Aftercare Fit into Addiction Recovery?
Substance use disorder treatment can be boiled down into its most essential phases: detoxification, treatment, and aftercare. Medical detoxification is designed to address the physical aspects of an addiction, helping individuals to rid their bodies of mind-altering chemicals and other toxins so as to prime them for the treatment phase of rehabilitation.
Residential or intensive outpatient treatment is a combination of a educational and therapeutic activities in which clients learn about what led them to become addicted to alcohol or drugs. Clients also learn about relapse prevention and how to build actionable strategies for sustaining sobriety.
While detox and treatment focus more on short-term goals of recovery, aftercare is more focused on long-term goals: how to maintain sobriety over time, without being surrounded by treatment professionals. Aftercare often includes ongoing therapy, peer support groups, alumni programs, or sober living environments.
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TYPES OF AFTERCARE
Aftercare can begin during treatment, as you learn about relapse prevention and are guided by your therapist to such options as:
- outpatient programming
- sober living referrals
- alumni group involvement
Aftercare may also be made up of support you arrange on your own, or with the help of your care team:
- ongoing individual therapy
- ongoing psychiatric and/or medical care
- peer support group meetings, such as Al-Anon or Nar-Anon
Sometimes, aftercare may even mean a decision to return to treatment if the threat of relapse becomes too overwhelming to handle on your own. At Principles Recovery Center, we help you navigate your aftercare options and are always available to offer guidance even after your time with us ends.
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Why is Aftercare Important to Success in Recovery?
Just as numerous circumstances can lead to addiction, many situations and events can lead to relapse. Unfortunately, relapse is not an uncommon occurrence among individuals who have completed addiction treatment. But rather than look at relapse as a failure, look at is as part of the process. No matter how many times you relapse, you can still achieve long-lasting sobriety.
An aftercare program helps with both relapse prevention and with knowing when a return to treatment might be necessary. Participating in aftercare keeps you in touch with your physical, mental, and emotional state so that you can know when relapse is a threat–and what to do about it. Aftercare provides you with the resources and support you need so you know who to call when you’re struggling–and where to go if you need to adjust your treatment plan.
Aftercare for Dual Diagnosis
A strong support system in aftercare is especially important for those who have a dual diagnosis of both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder. Navigating recovery can be challenging when anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or any other mental health factor is at play. An aftercare program will keep such clients in regular communication with doctors, psychiatrists, and therapists who can ensure their mental health medications and interventions are continuing to work as intended. Peer support groups can help such clients maintain a sense of belonging and support even when their mental health issues are triggered.
As anyone in recovery knows, making that drastic change from addiction to abstinence is extremely challenging. It takes time, effort, and help to learn how to be sober, and aftercare is an essential part of that process.
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Aftercare Support Groups in South Florida
At Principles Recovery Center, we offer a variety of aftercare options. For instance, we offer an intensive outpatient program and a traditional outpatient program, both of which aid in relapse prevention. We can also provide referrals to sober living homes, substance-free environments that provide a support network of people that share the same goal to remain sober. In addition, our alumni program provides social support and resources to help ensure your long-term success.
We give special attention to those individuals who suffer from a co-occurring mental or emotional disorder so that they can learn healthy coping skills. Our outpatient programs include services such as group therapy, medical support, and family therapy to help those in recovery build a healthy support network.
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