relapse prevention

Who: Relapse prevention programs are aimed at those who completed a treatment program (at Dianova or elsewhere) or can potentially achieve control over their consumption, and feel the need to reinforce their progress.

How : The program is founded on individual or group counseling. It is designed to help individuals identify their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and understand interactions between those feelings and behaviors, in particular when confronting situations likely to trigger craving: i.e., meeting a friend who still abuses drugs, walking a street where the individual used to buy drugs, etc.

Individuals will then identify and utilize new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving when confronted with those triggers, owing to a variety of restructuring techniques, such as problem solving, relaxation, and other coping skills.

Why : The program is intended to help individuals manage more effectively at-risk situations with which they will inevitably be confronted.