What is Chronic Relapse?Addiction, Relapse, Relapse PreventionBy Beaches RecoveryJune 20, 2022During recovery from addiction, relapse is always a risk. Relapse happens after you begin using and abusing drugs or alcohol after you have achieved short-term or long-term sobriety. Chronic relapse is also a potential complication during recovery. However, what is a chronic relapse?During recovery, nearly half of people experience a relapse. Relapses can vary in…
Free Yourself from Triggers and Relapse [Infographic]Addiction, Infographic, Relapse, Relapse PreventionBy Beaches RecoveryNovember 20, 2021 What Triggers a Relapse?For those struggling with an addiction to alcohol or drugs, relapse is an end to a period of sobriety. Those who are sober for a full year have relapse rates lower than 50%, and those who are sober for a full five years see relapse rates of less than 15%. Although relapse…
3 Reasons to Free Yourself & Prevent RelapseAddiction, Rehab Blog, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Sober LivingBy Beaches RecoveryNovember 7, 2021Completion of a drug rehab program is an immense accomplishment and something you should be excited about. But after your rehab is complete, life in recovery begins. As part of your new life, you must remember at all times that the key to staying in recovery is relapse prevention in Florida.When someone is recovering from…
Using the HALT Acronym During RecoveryAddiction, Detox, Drug & Alcohol Rehab, Recovery, Rehab Blog, substance abuseBy Beaches RecoveryOctober 20, 2021For many people struggling with a substance use disorder (an addiction to drugs or alcohol), detox is the first step in recovery. Yet addiction is a chronic disease requiring relapse prevention and support to ensure an individual can maintain their sobriety. After treatment, addiction patients get a chance to test their wings as sober people.…
Relapse Prevention Techniques for Substance AbuseAddiction, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Relapse, substance abuseBy Beaches RecoveryOctober 16, 2021When it comes to addiction treatment, you get support from doctors, therapists, peers in recovery, and your loved ones. But staying clean takes ongoing work, focus, and support. In rehab, you learn how to remain free of drugs and alcohol using relapse prevention techniques for substance abuse. What do those techniques include, and will mindfulness-based…
Celebrating a Sober HalloweenAlcohol Addiction, Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches RecoverySeptember 30, 2021Halloween usually invokes scary thoughts of demons, goblins, and haunted houses. However, a recovering alcoholic’s biggest fear might be a relapse. After all, October 31st is often celebrated under the influence at wild costume parties. Nonetheless, getting sober doesn’t have to cancel the Halloween fun. There’re plenty of ways to have a blast without booze,…
Five Common Addiction TriggersAddiction, Recovery, Relapse PreventionBy Beaches RecoveryApril 27, 2021During recovery, triggers can cause relapses. Common addiction triggers are environments, situations, emotions, and people that can cause you to experience cravings and potentially relapse. Whether you receive treatment at an outpatient or inpatient treatment center, common addiction triggers still put you at risk for relapsing following discharge. Everyone has unique triggers, but common addiction triggers…
What It’s Like to Be Clean and SoberRecovery, Rehab Blog, Rehabilitation, Sober LivingBy Beaches RecoveryFebruary 2, 2021Living with a drug or alcohol addiction can make you feel utterly hopeless, as though there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. You may even think that living this way is your fate, but that doesn’t have to be the case. You can live clean and sober, allowing you to be the person…
Understand the Dangerous Cycle of AddictionAddiction, Addiction>Alcohol Addiction, Addiction>Drug Addiction, Rehab BlogBy Beaches RecoveryNovember 11, 2020The challenge of getting through one day to the next puts a great deal of pressure on anyone dealing with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. The stress an individual undergoes leads them to drink or abuse drugs. That substance abuse, in turn, puts more pressure on their social, professional, and personal life, increasing the…
This Time I Need to Know How to Avoid RelapseDrug Addiction, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Relapse, Relapse PreventionBy Beaches RecoveryOctober 20, 2020People sometimes get a sense of discouragement when looking at the drug and alcohol relapse rates in the United States. How to avoid relapse isn’t nearly as difficult as you may think it is. In comparison to other illnesses like cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and asthma, you have the best chance of recovery with addiction. The…
