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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.

Myths surrounding Alcoholism can be harmful to those in recovery as the perception of addiction is not seen as a disease, but rather a choice made by those who are struggling. Unfortunately, most of what the public knows about alcoholism is surrounded by misinformation and myths about what is and how it affects the person struggling and those close to them. We gathered the top 10 myths surrounding alcohol addiction and have debunked them with the truth, but first, we provided a brief overview of what alcoholism is.

Accountability to me means not cutting corners and doing the easy thing. It means keeping my recovery at the forefront every single day. It means that if I let my recovery become a last priority, then I will suffer the consequences. It means delaying gratification and having willingness to pretty much do the things I don’t want to do.

According to researcher Mark Schucki, MD, about 50% of dependence and addiction to alcohol can be attributed to genetics. In fact, sometimes clients will enter treatment and say “Addiction runs in my family, so I can’t help it”.But what about the other 50%?Environmental and social factors are just as important as genetics when it comes to alcoholism.

The disease model of Alcoholism can be a controversial topic because of the perception and stigma attached to the word “disease.” The fact remains that alcoholism is a chronic, lifelong condition that must be monitored and managed. There are, like most diseases, behavioral, environmental, and genetic factors that contribute to alcoholism.