See Also
1. Chemical Dependency
2. Addiction Pathophysiology
Relapse Red Flags
1. Apprehension about well being
  1. Feeling awful about not drinking
2. Denial
  1. Down plays prior Substance Abuse
3. Adamant commitment to sobriety
  1. No fear about relapse
4. Loneliness
5. Major Depression
  1. Comorbid Depression is high risk for relapse
  2. Aggressively manage depression in after-care
  3. Hasin (2002) Arch Gen Psychiatry 59:375
6. Self-fulfilling failure
7. Irritation with friends, Easily angered, listlessness
8. Irregular sleeping habits
9. Irregular meeting attendance
10. Thoughts of social drinking
Resources
1. See Substance Abuse Resources
References
1. Toro (1996) Am Fam Physician 53(5):1667

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