Addiction Directions Accountability Program (ADAP) - The Continuum of Care

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What do you do when you've completed your recovery? Are you supposed to just return to your life and go back to the way things were in all hopes that you'll be able to live a sober life without the fear of a relapse? Mark Houston Recovery doesn't believe so. We know for a fact the recovery is only part of the process. Being able to stay clean or not abuse and use after recovery is as much a challenge as getting help in the first place. Because addiction is a disease it should be treated as such which is why there is a need for focused  disease management  that will not only address the illness but managing it over the course of a lifetime though continuing care. As a result Mark Houston Recovery in conjunction with Addiction Directions has in place the Addiction Directions Accountability Program (ADAP) . This program is designed to enhance a strong recovery based course of action through accountability, support, monitoring and education.

ADAP -- A Clear Solution to Permanent Sobriety 

Research and studies conducted on ways to provide better support for those in recovery revealed a core fact. People who didn't follow their continuing care plan experienced a relapse. Conversely, individuals that focused on assistance programs with compliance  had better success. This fairly simple formula provided  an opportunity to design a recovery program that would offer a well balanced system of assistance and compliance. The key is to help people implement and follow their plans and create accountability while predicting and preventing relapse. The program's three main elements are:

1. Discharge Coordinator Liaison -- prepare and educate
   
2. Transition into recovery based living
   
3. Monitoring -- verify and report
   

During the discharge planning phase we prepare you for the day you end your residency at the recovery center by enrolling you in ADAP, identifying relapse triggers and helping you become familiar with a continuing care plan. Secondly, education is provided for the family and workplace so that they can be supportive during the recovery process.

The transition into recovery based living upon discharge from the recovery center is done with an ADAP representative and all those involved in the recovery process of the resident. The key element here is that the continuing care plan is reviewed in detail and expectations and boundaries are established around the resident's participation agreement.

During the final phase, monitoring, verification of program accountability is accomplished through a series of face to face meetings as well as regularly scheduled teleconferences over the course of 12 months. Using recovery based tools and decision makers, an ADAP staff member will look for predictors of possible relapse and take preventative action as appropriate. There will also be other forms of compliance like random toxicology screens.

Mark Houston Recovery isn't just going to push you out the door and hope for the best. Our commitment to your recovery goes beyond our doors to yours. We want you to start your new life again the right way.