I have said on far more than one occation that uncontrolled stress is the number one enemy of any drug and alcohol rehab program.  Uncontrolled stress is the number one cause of relapse.  Well guess what?  Stress leads to unhealthy activities in people with addictive behavior and those without.  There is a great article showing that under stress we all pretty much do poor and negative things to ourselves and others.  In a drug rehab program you really must learn ways to control the stress in your life.  Have a look at what the American Psychological Association has to say about this.

Some of the areas they say are impacted in a bad way by stress are diet, activity level, sex drive, moods and depression.  If there  is any doubt about stress and the connection to relapse look at the long list in this site.  Then double your efforts while you are in a drug and alcohol rehab program to learn to control and mitigate stress in your life.

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