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What Does Time Management Have to Do with Recovery?

Posted on March 24, 2020

Time management sounds like a presentation we would have at work. Learning to schedule our time, use our time more effectively, and use a calendar properly hardly seem like they have anything to do with treatment for substance use. What does time management have to...

Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention

Posted on January 9, 2020

in Holistic Healing, relapse

by AToN Center

With the looming threat of relapse being an occurrence amongst those in recovery, a lot of effort goes into finding better ways to prevent relapse. There are no guarantees in life, but some methods are simply more effective. One method that studies are showing a...

Preventing Relapse

Posted on November 25, 2019

in relapse, Relapse Prevention, sobriety

by AToN Center

When people make the choice to become sober, there is often a fear that they will not be able to stay sober. Recovery is not easy, though, and it includes more than just abstaining from substances. Making the commitment to recover from chemical dependency includes...

Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention

Posted on June 10, 2018

in Relapse Prevention, resources

by Aton Center

We practice and discuss Mindfulness Meditations and see how one responds in the moment to difficult or triggering situations. Becoming aware in the moment of sights, sounds, sensations, thoughts and emotions is part of Mindfulness training. Practicing Being in the moment, Urge Surfing, The Mountain,...

The 3 Rs to Recovery from Addiction

Posted on June 4, 2017

in addiction, addiction recovery, healthy recovery, recovery process, Relapse Prevention, relief, resentments, substance abuse

by Aton Center

In my time working with those suffering from addiction I have seen what I determine to be patterns in a highly successful recovery process. These “stages” represent the chief turning points that a once afflicted individual passes through. These three critical stages are: Resentments, Relief,...

Relapse Prevention and Abstinence Self–Efficacy

Posted on May 14, 2017

in abstinence, addiction, Alcohol, AToN Center, California, cravings, Dr Cassandra Cannon, drug and alcohol treatment center, drugs, pain, San Diego rehab, sobriety

by Aton Center

Some researchers in the field of addictive behaviors have focused on the concept of "Abstinence self–efficacy", which is defined as the confidence to abstain from using alcohol or drugs in different situations. Multiple research studies have identified increased abstinence self–efficacy as a consistent predictor of...

Developing Coping Strategies

Posted on February 6, 2017

in coping strategies, cravings, Dr Chad K Cox, Holistic Healing, Relapse Prevention

by Aton Center

At the AToN Center, one of my roles is to conduct a "Psychology Group" with our residents. During one of these groups I engaged our residents in a brainstorming session to develop their coping strategies for cravings. I stood at the dry erase board, had the...