IT CAN BE A PROCESS –
April 3, 2023 – Though the statistics vary depending on the addiction, they show that between 40 and 85 percent of individuals relapse and return to using within one year of treatment. More than two-thirds of such individuals do so within weeks to months of beginning addiction treatment.
It’s been shown repeatedly that the longer an individual can sustain abstinence, the greater the chances of long-term recovery.
So, yes, relapse is a setback, but it’s not the end, and it could be the beginning of a brighter future. Coming out of a relapse, understanding the experience, and learning new tools for improvement are the most important things to focus on. Not the relapse itself.
Let’s look at a positive relapse versus a negative relapse to understand how it can actually be a positive occurrence.
Coming out of a positive relapse can pave the way for stronger, long-term sobriety or clean time. Look for these attitudes and attributes in a person to know whether a relapse they experienced is positive:
