Recovery from addiction or substance abuse does not end after treatment. Statistics show that the first 30 days after treatment and recovery can prove to be the hardest. Vulnerability is high during this time, causing an increase in the probability of a relapse occurring. Fortunately, relapses can be prevented with a solid post-treatment recovery plan. 

At Discovery Place we offer several alternative recovery treatment plans for individuals struggling with substance abuse and addiction. Our Tennessee continuing care program provides weekly phone calls and check-ins in the first month after graduating from our program. After the first month, our accomplished recovery guides will continue to make check-in calls throughout the entire first year after recovery.   

How a Recovery Treatment Plan Can Help You RecoverNutritional Changes to Support Recovery

Those who have struggled with substance abuse and addiction understand how hard it is to get sober and stay sober. There are often a number of different triggers than can emerge on a daily basis, causing them to relapse. Stressful home lives, negative work environments, and unhealthy relationships can all cause a recovering addict to slip back into substance use to avoid these difficult situations. 

Creating a personal and unique post-treatment recovery program can help people to adjust to life after rehab. The following is a list of a few tips to prevent and avoid a relapse from occurring:

  • Practice mindfulness
  • Avoid triggering people, places, or situations 
  • Getting regular exercise
  • Finding a trusted confidante
  • Getting good sleep
  • Establishing a healthy routine
  • Eating a well-balanced diet

Many people forget that addiction is a disease that affects the brain, but it also has negative impacts on your body. When recovering from substance abuse or addiction it is important to nurture and heal both the mind and the body. 

How Changes to Your Diet Can Support Recovery

Getting adequate sleep, exercising regularly, and eating a well-balanced diet can increase the body’s levels of dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin. These “feel good” hormones aid the body in making a quick and healthy recovery. 

Addiction and substance abuse can negatively alter a person’s diet. This is why it is so important for people who are recovering to ensure they are consuming sufficient amounts of macro and micronutrients which help the body remain strong and function properly. A well-balanced diet consists of the following:

  • Vitamins and minerals 
  • Carbohydrates
  • Protein
  • Healthy fats
  • Fiber

Adding these nutrients into your diet can help support recovery after addiction or substance abuse. Preparing healthy meals will help your brain to stay focused and will help you stay energized and sustained throughout the day. 

Finding the Right Tennessee Recovery Treatment Facility

At Discovery Place our talented recovery guides will lead you through our residential recovery program which consists of addiction and recovery education, one-on-one sessions to create action plans to maintain sobriety, 12-step studies, and relapse prevention. 

Our recovery guides are often alumni who have achieved a few years sobriety, giving them useful insight and tips on recovery and staying sober.

If you or someone you love is struggling with substance abuse, addiction, or life post-treatment, do not hesitate to contact our Burns Alternative Treatment Facility at 1-800-725-0922 to start on the road to healing.

Testimonials

  • Discovery Place was the answer for my son. He did the 90 day and then the step down program and sober living. We give this organization 10 stars. They met my son where he was …emotionally, mentally, physically. They helped him put his life back on track. Discovery Place employees care about their guests. If your son, brother, nephew, grandson or husband needs excellent supportive care THIS is indeed the facility.

    Kim Morton
    Alumni Parent
  • I have remained sober and it is because of DP. DP is the best place there is, hands down. I keep everyone there in my prayers, and I encourage everyone there to take what they are practicing and do it in their lives, after.

    Roy Mantelli
    Alumni
  • Over the past year, I’ve been putting into actin what Discovery Place taught me, and I have experienced a complete perspective change of the world, and the people in it. I get to be a man of service and love today, and for that I am grateful to Discovery Place.

    Matt Kassay
    Alumni
  • Discovery Place means the world to me. They showed me the tools that I’ve tried to use everyday in my life to think less often of myself, and more frequently of others. I am learning to lend a hand when I am able and to have a honest and humble relationship with God and the people around me. Not only am I clean and sober, but also I am happy and fulfilled.

    Tommy Parker
    Alumni
  • Discovery Place and the men who work there made recovery attractive, and more importantly, fun. There is strength in the struggle. I am forever grateful for my time at Discovery Place.

    Creed McClellan
    Alumni
  • When I got to Discovery Place my whole life was in shambles, but I didn’t know it. I spent 6 months in their programs, participating in all three phases, and was met with kindness and love all along the way. It is unbelievable to me, where I am now relative to where I was when I arrived at DP.

    Lance Duke
    Alumni
  • I can never say enough good things about Discovery Place and the people who work there. Before checking in to DP, I was out of options and out of answers. Fortunately, Discovery Place has a solution. Taking suggestions from the staff at DP saved my life, and as a result, I’m now more content and hopeful about life. I’m grateful for Discovery Place showing me how to live a healthy life so that I can become a better man and help the next guy.”

    Tyler Buckingham
    Alumni

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