Addiction and Family FAQ » Aftercare http://www.addictionandfamily.com Questions & Answers about Families and Addicted Family Members Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:48:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 My family member went to residential treatment, and now aftercare is recommended. Does my family member need aftercare? http://www.addictionandfamily.com/does-my-family-member-need-aftercare/ http://www.addictionandfamily.com/does-my-family-member-need-aftercare/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:00:24 +0000 admin http://www.addictionandfamily.com/?p=23 Aftercare may include outpatient therapy, 12 Step meetings, an extended-care facility, a sober living facility, etc.  It is imperative that patients return to a safe, supportive environment after leaving an inpatient facility.  Often, the longer a patient is in treatment, the better his sobriety success rate.

Just as a patient must learn new healthy ways of operating, so must his family members look at how they interact.  Recovering from addiction is about change, and families are very much a part of this dynamic.

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