Lesson 29: Alcohol and You - Slide 17
Relapse Prevention Skills
For Alcohol Abstinence:
- 7. Manage daily problems: learn the generic skill of problem solving
- 8. Plan for emergencies: (events cannot be predicted and are likely to precipitate drinking such as an accident or death in the family) have a key and taxi money set aside to go to a trusted friend
or relative’s house
anytime day or night
Notes:
Pg. 75, “ Relapse Prevention, Maintenance Strategies In The Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Second Edition” G. Alan Marlatt and Dennis M. Donovan, editors, The Guilford press, New York, 2005.
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