Drug Rehab Blog

Just shortly before leaving alcohol or drug rehab at Cirque Lodge, a client begins to make preparations for the recovery process. The aftercare department works with the client in preparing a Continuing Care Plan.  This is the plan of action for recovery. It involves additional programs, therapy and sober elements to help during the initial months after rehab. There are many forms of programs and recovery efforts available. Aftercare helps clients to find programs that are close to home that can help them with relapse prevention.

Many clients choose to stay local and remain close to the Cirque Lodge facility. The Studio hosts a number of outside 12-step meetings and even an aftercare meeting each week. Cirque Lodge associates with a number of local sober living houses and recovery programs. Aftercare works with each client in making the right decisions in continuing recovery efforts close to Cirque Lodge.

Central to all of this is continuing the work of the 12-step program. Alcohol and drug rehab begins the process of recovery. It is the efforts of the individual in working the 12-steps that helps them find a lasting sobriety. The Continuing Care Plan also stresses an active involvement in a 12-step fellowship. Aftercare works with each client in finding the 12-step groups within their communities prior to leaving rehab. The initial months of recovery can be the most critical. Following the Continuing Care Plan can be an influential piece to relapse prevention.

A helpful thing to have through the recovery process is an influential example.  For those in drug rehab, that example can come from a counselor/therapist or a fellow individual in recovery. At Cirque Lodge, residents can find the example of successful recovery from many members of staff. This positive influence can be used as a strategy for the struggles of overcoming the influences of alcoholism or addiction. One can look back at their time in rehab at that example and follow in that path.

After alcohol or drug rehab is completed, an influential person can be found in a 12-step fellowship, most importantly a sponsor. Sponsors are a great example of successful recovery, and both (individual and sponsor) benefit and grow from working with each other. The positive recovery influence of a sponsor can keep that individual focused on sober goals and making the steps towards a vital spiritual experience. 

Family members can also be a positive example for the recovery process. Cirque Lodge offers a family program to better educate members of the family on how to be this positive influence. Attending Alanon meetings can also be a positive example for family members working with a loved one in recovery. Individuals who have had years of recovery can still remember those who were positive examples that helped them along the way. This can be a person from their drug rehab program, or someone influential who helped them obtain that successful recovery.

Part of the Cirque Lodge is spiritual recovery.  In our alcohol and drug rehab, spiritual recovery is left up to the individual and many concepts are used in teaching this. Spiritual recovery is not always intended to be a ‘religious’ experience. As said before, we use a number of concepts. Within the Cirque Lodge facility is a Native American teepee and we use concepts of Native American culture in teaching individuals about spirituality. This is coupled with the highly effective elements of 12-step recovery.

One of these unique elements is a drum circle. Cirque Lodge has a number of different Native American style drums they use in this activity. A visiting professional takes residents on a journey through the legends of Native American tribes. Stories are shared and experiences are gained as residents learn things they never knew possible.  These things can help them with healing. They also have a lot of fun banging on drums.

The Native Americans of this region called this land Timpanogos (the same name as the mountain that looms over Cirque Lodges alcohol and drug rehab facilities).  It was considered a holy place of healing. For those who are suffering from alcoholism or drug addiction this can also be a place of healing. Time in the Cirque Lodge can provide a spiritually rejuvenating recovery experience.

Recovery is a process, not an event. Even with the help and support of an alcohol or drug rehab program, the impulses to use or to drink must continually be managed throughout life. Cirque Lodge helps residents as they embark on recovery outside of the safety of the addiction treatment center. We work with residents in creating plan for aftercare. The Continuing Care Plan consists of additional outpatient programs and therapy to assist in the recovery process.

There are many forms of outpatient care that are available for individuals leaving alcohol or drug rehab. These elements can help with additional treatment and also help with reintegrating into society as a sober person. Residents work with our aftercare staff and their primary counselor in researching and developing a plan for continuing care. For some this is in the form of intensive outpatient care. Others may enroll in a sober living environment for the months following rehab. Therapy programs and support groups are also provided with aftercare and the Continuing Care Plan.

Central to the plan is continued involvement in 12-step meetings and working with a fellowship and a sponsor. There are many different types of 12-step groups out there, and part of aftercare is to research the best recovery groups for residents.  There are even specific 12-step groups based on lifestyle, religion, and specific drug types. This all goes into preparing the plan for recovery for residents. Recovery is a process it takes a lot of personal effort and changes. The Continuing Care Plan provides helps through this process after rehab is completed.

Cirque Lodge uses the 12-step program as a foundation to recovery.  When individuals come to us for alcohol or drug rehab, they begin the process of working the steps on their own. Lectures, workshops and activities are used to teach these concepts and help in creating spiritual and internal changes. After residents have been in treatment for a time, they begin to take part in outside 12-step meetings and even in working with a sponsor. These are helps that are available in virtually every community and can be an imperative form of relapse prevention.

It may not seem like this for all who go through a rehab program, but time in treatment is relatively short. It isn’t a lot of time in working the steps of recovery. After alcohol or drug rehab is completed, it is the programs like AA or NA that continues the recovery efforts along with the individual. During treatment at Cirque, the emphasis is placed on a solid foundation of the initial steps of recovery.

Clients are given a Continuing Care Plan to assist them in the recovery process, the most important piece of this for many is continues involvement in a 12-step recovery effort. Through this program one can build the strength and momentum needed for long term sobriety. They can also find the strength that comes from extending out with this program through serving and helping others.

Prior to leaving the Cirque Lodge, each resident makes preparations. These plans are different depending on the needs of the individual. Some may leave alcohol and drug rehab and promptly enroll into a longer term form of sober living, others may just go back home and begin to work on recovery in a different means. Each resident is prescribed a plan of action and forms of continuing care when they prepare to leave our facilities. Residents work with their primary counselor and with aftercare on creating a plan of action for when they leave the safety of rehab.

Cirque is founded on a 12-step recovery and central to each Continuing Care Plan is an active involvement of working the steps. This includes working with recovery groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and an addiction sponsor. Aftercare is constantly on the phone finding meetings and fellowships for alumni. These fellowships become the supportive recovery environment after alumni leave our facility. There are many different forms of additional outpatient programs, therapies and groups that are available to those in recovery. A Continuing Care Plan provides the graduates of the Cirque Lodge program with the recovery elements they need.

For some, finding a lasting recovery is a process. With the struggles that come from addiction and substance abuse, relapse can be a common occurrence. At Cirque, we provide things to help our residents when they leave alcohol and drug rehab. Certain privileges and helps are in place for those who have successfully completed the program as they embark on their own recovery.  Every third week is dedicated to family programming, and alumni are invited to come and be a part of the lectures, workshops, and other family elements. At the Studio Facility, aftercare holds a weekly recovery meeting for the alumni who remain local to. Cirque Lodge also provides that unique guesting privilege for residents to return and receive needed treatment for staying sober.

 Prior to leaving the facility, each resident is prescribed a Continuing Care Plan.  This plan is central to a successful recovery.  It continues the efforts of drug rehab and recovery through outpatient types of programs. Central to all of this are the 12-steps.  Cirque Lodge is an effective recovery program. It has helped many find lasting recovery. However, it is how they continue their recovery effort that is influential in supplying the joys and success. Many find that change of heart hear on the mountain.  Continuing on with the 12-steps is how they utilize this change of heart for a long term and successful recovery.

Aftercare programs consist of a lot of things. When residents at Cirque Lodge are prepared to leave alcohol and drug rehab, forms of aftercare can provide them with the strength and support needed to endure the recovery process. The individual must always understand they are never alone in their struggle and that there is always help available. At Cirque, residents are prepared a Continuing Care Plan that consists of additional treatments and supportive recovery elements. There are people out there willing to help individuals in staying sober. In turn, this helps strengthen their sobriety.

 Sober living houses, a sober companion, AA Meetings, and even a sponsor can provide needed support in times of struggle. After alcohol or drug rehab is completed, active involvement in these elements can play a critical roll in long term and lasting sobriety. There are things in 12-step recovery like “90 meetings in 90 days” that require quite a commitment. However, through this recovery effort one can gain strength in support and find for themselves needed healing in continuing the process.

 These support efforts also help in progressing through the steps of recovery.  Alcohol and drug rehab only lays the foundation of the 12-step program.  Most of the steps are covered with the help of a sponsor and through meetings. These entail the much more difficult steps for most individuals.  Endless support is again a part of all of this; in making amends to others and those life changing decisions. Overcoming the struggles of alcoholism and drug addiction is a process. However, from drug rehab and on through recovery, there is support, care and love available to help in times of need.

When you talk to individuals in recovery, they can tell you their story; from the times at the bottom to the joys of sobriety.  Not every recovery story is an easy one, and a lot of times they are not without falls. However, the joys of a successful recovery far outweigh the struggles, chaos and fears of a life of addiction, seeking and using.  For many, their recovery story begins in drug rehab.  Someone gets them the help they could not get for themselves.

 Sharing a recovery story gives strength in ways you can not imagine.  The originators of Alcoholics Anonymous found this in developing their 12-step program.  By sharing their recovery stories with others it in turn strengthened both parties. The struggling alcoholic could see similarities in their life and the fellow in recovery. Cirque Lodge is very much a 12-step program and introduces these concepts while the alcoholic/addict receives treatment in rehab.

 If you or someone you love is struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction, we encourage calling the Cirque Lodge today.  Begin your recovery story and find the joys that come from clean and productive living.

Recovery is such a process. The alcoholic/drug addict must develop a whole new way of living and come up with new coping mechanisms. The old coping mechanisms always resorted to using or the bottle. A part of this process relies heavily upon the help and support of others and learning new skills and ways to cope. This begins in alcohol or drug rehab for many, and then extends after rehab with the support of additional counseling and a support group. The joys of recovery help in providing a foundation for continuing forward.

Residents of Cirque Lodge are provided things to help them with the recovery process. Central to all of this is the Continuing Care Plan. Prior to leaving the facility, residents work with aftercare in developing a plan for their recovery process. Within this plan are additional forms of care, support and help. These are measures to maintain sober living and relapse prevention. There is always help available. This help can be a needed support in those times when recovery is a struggle. The advantage to this help is that most have been through this process and can relate and empathize.

Drug rehab is only the beginning to developing the skills needed for recovery. Many of these lessons are learned and developed by enduring the entire process. What the alcoholic/addict must always realize is that there is help and support available. These things can be a vital influence against relapse.