Relapse Prevention
Practical planning to recognise triggers, manage cravings and protect long-term recovery progress.
Recovery is an ongoing process
Leaving a structured programme — or making early progress at home — does not mean risk disappears. Stress, old friendships, celebrations, loneliness or sudden emotions can raise vulnerability. Relapse prevention helps people prepare for those moments with clarity rather than fear.
Support includes identifying relapse triggers, craving-management strategies, stress and emotional management, and personalised relapse-prevention planning.
Key support areas
- Identifying relapse triggers
Mapping high-risk people, places, feelings and times. - Craving-management strategies
Simple actions that help ride out urges safely. - Stress and emotional management
Skills for anger, sadness, boredom and pressure. - Personalised prevention planning
A written or discussed plan for difficult days.
What families should know
A lapse does not erase all progress. Responding early, reconnecting with counselling and reviewing the prevention plan can help people return to healthier choices.
Frequently asked questions
Is relapse prevention only after rehab?
It is useful during and after rehabilitation, and whenever someone is rebuilding healthier habits.
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