Being aware of the stages of relapse and having a plan to deal with them can help prevent you from using again. Follow these 10 techniques to help you stay on track with your recovery.

Some people use the term “relapse” to describe when a person with a substance use disorder (SUD) or alcohol use disorder (AUD) returns to using drugs or alcohol after a period of abstinence.

Use these tips as part of a relapse prevention plan that you create with your doctors and loved ones. If someone helps take care of you, they can put these steps into action for you.

Even with treatment and stability, bipolar episodes can come back. Here’s how to spot the signs and strengthen your prevention plan. Doctors never talked to Elly L. about “relapse.” Although ...

Create a Relapse Prevention Plan Preventing a relapse starts with having a strong recovery plan. It also means making the effort needed to stick with it. That means reaching out for help.

Even if you've had a slip, relapse, or setback-it does not mean that you failed. What matters is that you are able to recommit to recovery and that you learn something from this experience.

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A relapse prevention plan is a skills-based, cognitive behavioral approach that requires patients and their clinicians to identify situations that place the person at greater risk for relapse ...

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