PASSPORT TO FREEDOM –
Sept. 14, 2024 – It’s an understatement to say that recovering from alcohol addiction or substance abuse is hard. That’s why recovering addicts are wise to use any tool at their disposal during their recovery journey, including a team of medical and mental health experts, a supportive community, and safe, comfortable surroundings — but could it also include travel? First and foremost, traveling to a new location can give an individual recovering from addiction a chance to escape unhealthy patterns and environments.
“There are benefits to traveling for people in the early stages of addiction recovery,” Mathews says. “One of which is the opportunity to break away from habitual behaviors. Addicts and alcoholics are very much creatures of habit, so traveling and getting away can help by changing their environment, making it easier to break those habits.”
As Mathews explains, traveling to new places tends to throw ingrained routines to the wind. It also allows people to shed the unhealthy relationships or situations that could promote a return to their former lifestyle.
