Relapse prevention

Here are 10 ways to prevent relapse in recovery.

Learn the five simple rules of recovery, which summarize what you need to do to achieve recovery and prevent relapse.

This unusual 2-page worksheet uses check-list options to help people in recovery get past triggers and cravings.

This article describes what a relapse prevention plan is and how to write an effective plan. It includes ideas for what you can include in a simple relapse prevention plan or a detailed recovery plan.

Creating a relapse prevention plan will be an important part of recovery from addiction. This worksheet provides a template for clients to list coping...

Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), has written a book, A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit. His book highlights some examples: Alan Marlatt uses mindfulness to address our national substance abuse problems. Marlatt is the founder of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention. Thousands of mental health counselors and therapists are teaching clients mindfulness to help with depression, with social anxiety, with…