Working at Recovery
After someone leaves alcohol and drug rehab, it still can take time to overcome the influences of addiction. A person can feel changes and focused after leaving a drug rehab program. Some call the “pink glow”. However, unless they are continuing to work at recovery, the odds of them staying sober begin to slim. Recovery is a process, not an event. It takes time and effort. The help and support of 12-step meetings and family support can keep the individual focused on working at their recovery.
At Cirque Lodge, this support and 12-step work is established from the beginning. One focus of the alcohol and drug rehab program is to provide vital spiritual experiences. Such experience can establish a solid connection with a higher power. This connection is needed throughout the recovery process. In times of struggle, one’s higher power can be the support that is required.
Most experts will say it takes about a year of successful recovery before the influences of using and drinking begin to subside. Each day sober is a new step in the direction of successful recovery. Cirque Lodge helps clients of our drug rehab program with an aftercare plan. This plan provides the client with programs and therapy to assist them through the recovery process. Cirque Lodge also offers aftercare programs weekly for graduates of the addiction treatment program on campus. A solid connection with a higher power, and the right elements of continuing care, can help the recovering addict in working towards successful sobriety.