Lesson 16: Self Control And Relapse Prevention - Slide  11

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Loneliness Is A High Risk Factor In Relapse

  • Sometimes people in recovery want to continue to socialize with dealers, drug users or drinkers because:
  • They appear to be friends
  • They are family members
  • They help reduce feelings of loneliness
  • People who are lonely and who do not have adequate coping skills, are at high risk to return to drug and alcohol use:
  • To escape loneliness
  • To meet a need to belong

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