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

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What do you do when you've completed rehab? 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 that rehab is only the beginning of the process. Being able to stay clean and sober 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. This necessitates focused disease management that will not only address the illness but manage it over the course of a lifetime though continued care. Thus 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 post-rehab course of action which involves 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 complied with post-rehab assistance programs 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 post-rehab 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 Mark houston Recovery will prepare you for the day you end your residency at the recovery center by enrolling you in ADAP, identifying your individual relapse triggers, and helping you become familiar with a continuing care plan. Additionally, education is provided for your family and employers 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 is that the continuing care plan is understood by the resident and expectations and boundaries are established with a participation agreement.

During ADAP, monitoring and accountability is accomplished through a series of face to face meetings, as well as regularly scheduled teleconferences over the course of 12 months. During this time, an ADAP Recoery Advocate will look for predictors of possible relapse and help the recovering addict take preventative action as appropriate. There will also be other forms of accountability like random toxicology screens.

Mark Houston Recovery isn't just going to push you out the door and wish you good luck. Our commitment to your recovery goes beyond our doors - to yours.