Drug Rehab Aftercare


What happens after rehab? This is a question that many family members feel is left unanswered or is lacking specific direction. Typically addicts are then referred to outpatient care as their aftercare or to attend "90 meetings in 90 days" or something along that line. That may be fine, but what points truly need to be addressed for the aftercare to be successful? What if they didn't go to a 12-step based rehab or are looking for a non-12-step rehab program?

Aftercare often starts during the discharge planning process before the person ever leaves the treatment center. A thorough discharge plan actually contains the follow-up and after care design. The follow-up aspect should be the involvment and availability of treatment personnel to continue helping the individual, whether on the phone or in person. It should also address the support mechanisms in place such as where they will live, who they will with, what they'll be doing for work, what groups they will be a part of and also setting some additional short- and long-range goals.



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Aftercare Tips for Preventing Relapse


One of the biggest mistakes people make after completing a treatment program is to fall right back into the same old routine as before and simply expect to stay clean now. If someone is going back to the same house, same family, same job, etc. then they need to make other necessary changes. First and foremost you must not hang out with any old drug-using "friends." That is a recipe for disaster in itself. Second, you should find one or more supportive groups to be a part of for the aftercare aspect. This doesn't have to be AA or NA meetings. It can be playing sports, getting a second job, volunteering, becoming active in your church or finding new friends and places to hang out. Changing old routines is going to be necessary to staying drug-free, so find out which things can honestly remain and which ones need to be replaced.