There has been an important change in the way that many people define relapse and recovery. Twenty years ago, when I started working in treatment, relapse was a sign of failure, a failure with a shared responsibility. It was the alcoholic’s responsibility, in that they had picked up another drink, but it was also a time for the staff to question, “What did we miss? Is there anything we could have done, or done better that could have helped this alcoholic avoid relapse?”
Relapse Is Not a Part of Recovery, It’s Part of The Disease.
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 10, 2015 1:30:00 PM / by John MacDougall posted in Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Recovery Program, Drugs Adiction, Chemical Dependency