Protecting Your Recovery During the 2025 Holiday Season
Relapse Prevention Tips & Support for a Sober Holiday For many people in addiction recovery, the holiday season can be one of the most triggering times of the year. In fact, the ongoing relapse rate more than doubles for those in their first year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Increased social pressure, family stress, […]
How Many Times Do Addicts Relapse Before Quitting Successfully?
Addiction recovery is rarely a one-time event. For most individuals, the path toward long-term sobriety includes multiple treatment attempts and periods of relapse. This is similar to other diseases with periods of remission and recidivism. Clinically, relapse is recognized not as failure, but as part of the chronic, relapsing nature of substance use disorder (SUD). […]
