Addiction Recovery Articles

Even on the best days, sobriety is a journey. Sometimes, though, people in recovery have to struggle through the day or even the hour. The key to getting through these tough periods is not to pretend they won’t happen—because they will. Instead, it’s better to anticipate challenges before they start and come up with a plan or two.

In this series, we’ll look into the key decisions made by that expert panel and how those decisions could affect the way you implement Soberlink with your patients. One element of the panel’s best-use recommendations is what to do in the event of positive tests.

In this series, we’ll look into the key decisions made by that expert panel and how those decisions could affect the way you implement Soberlink with your patients. One element of the panel’s best-use recommendations is what to do in the event of a missed test.

In this series, we’ll look into the key decisions made by that expert panel and how those decisions could affect the way you implement Soberlink with your patients. One element of the panel’s best-use recommendations is whether random or scheduled testing is most effective.

If you’re using, or plan to use, Soberlink as part of your clinical practice, it may relieve you to know that you won’t have to do a lot of guesswork to get started. A group of doctors and treatment industry experts recently formed a panel to determine the most effective way to use Soberlink alcohol monitoring in a clinical setting.

What does accountability mean to you?For me, accountability means doing anything and everything I can to keep myself on track. In recovery, that means being transparent and honest with everyone in my life. It means taking responsibility and following through with commitments I have made.

“Relapse is a part of recovery.” We’ve all heard it. But is it true? While you could interpret this phrase to mean that relapse is unavoidable, that is not the context in which it is meant. Accept Relapse If It Happens

One of the most important lessons taught in treatment centers is accountability. To maintain long-term sobriety, clients need to be pushed to be responsible for their own alcohol recovery. Products like Soberlink are making it easier and more convenient for them to take ownership of their behaviors.

What does accountability mean to you?Well, for starters, that word accountability sounds like a lot of work. Like ugh. If I am accountable I’m going to have to own all of my terrible, destructive behavior and change who I am. Which is all really hard and a drag in some ways but absolutely necessary.

Entering treatment and realizing you have the opportunity to regain control of your life is exciting. But once the initial withdrawal period has passed and the excitement has died down, recovering alcoholics can begin feeling disenchanted. They took the steps to stop drinking but they’re lives aren’t instantly perfect as a result.