Once you have completed detox and residential treatment, aftercare treatment is vital for your sustained recovery. Every effort should be made to continue the positive momentum built during the first 30 days of treatment. Aftercare services are designed to ensure that you stay sober once you leave rehab and tend to follow a step-down approach in intensity so that you slowly adjust to living independently as a person in recovery.
Aftercare is how most clients maintain their sobriety. Most people find this happens through a holistic program of counseling, support groups, medications when necessary, and other ways of keeping yourself healthy and accountable. The best form of aftercare will fit into your life and help you stay sober when you’re tempted to slip back into old patterns.