Lesson 18: New Friends And Relapse Prevention - Slide 18





Friendship Is Good For You
- Friendships improve our health and life satisfaction
- Friendships buffer us during life challenges
- Friendships result in improved cardiovascular functioning and resiliency, and decreased stress levels
- During tragic events friends become a comfort and refuge
- Studies reveal that having at least 4 friends helps people live longer
- More friends than 4 doesn’t make more of a difference
- It appears that at least 4 friends provides the maximum protective benefit