At most drug and alcohol rehab centers the consequences of using drugs or alcohol are severe. Most places will involve at the very least a suspension, and the majority of centers will expell the individual. With the stakes being so high you might want to consider writing some tighter definitions of sobriety for yourself. This will help you to go to a counselor much sooner, so you can stay safe and within the rules of the rehab. Many clients write a definition of sobriety that involves consumption. As long as they didn’t use the think they are still sober.

While you are in a rehab you might want to consider being sober to include no contact with anyone who can procure drugs or alcohol for you. If you phone ar e-mail someone who would supply you, even if you do not broker a deal, you are no longer sober. This might shock you enough to go tell a counselor what your behavior was so you can do something before you acquire and consume. It is about setting boundaries to protect and encourage you before you place yourself in a position of being removed from a rehab. No one wants to remove people from a rehab center. Set boundaries for yourself. If you even find yourself thinking how you would get drugs into a center, go talk to some one. Fantasizing about beating the rehab’s security is a dangerous step away from your success. If you are to be successful with your battle with addiction, you must start to take steps long before you are confronted with the choice of drinking or using what is in your hand. Decide and define unsafe behaviors that are far more inclusive than just using. Stay within the boundaries and make your rehab experience a successful one.

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