Relapse Prevention

Treatment of substance abuse does not end once the patient is out of rehab – it must extend to safeguarding him or her against relapse. Guided by this belief, we refer clients to Christian rehabilitation facilities that offer effective relapse prevention programs. In these relapse therapies, a patient's “triggers” are identified and he or she is given strategies of how to handle them. Overcoming these addiction triggers is essential if a patient is to successfully continue his journey to recovery.

One relapse prevention therapy we recommend to our clients is the Gorski-model, developed by leading recovery and relapse authority Terence Gorski. Gorski distinguishes between programs that only aim to lead patients to a healthy lifestyle and programs that actually empower patients to identify and manage his or her own unique relapse warning signs. At the foreground of the model is the development of step-by-step lifestyle plan based on relapse prevention that will enable  a recovered patient develop healthy coping skills.  Gorski's work is the foundation of many relapse prevention programs offered by Christian rehabilitation centers nationwide.