Drug and Alcohol Relapse Intervention
Earl Presley
The University of Mississippi
Drugs and Alcohol have been around for ages. Our society as a whole has embraced the fact that drugs and alcohol have beneficial and potentially harmful side effects. We as the human race have used drugs and alcohol for many tasks. But, what happens when we abuse drugs and alcohol? Some may call people that abuse drugs and alcohol, drug addicts and alcoholics. So, what do we do now? We send our love ones to a treatment facility to begin treatment for their problems. Now, that they have been treated what do we do, when our love ones suffer a relapse? This is the ideal time when we at D.A.R.I. step in to help your love ones. We at D.A.R.I are here to treat you or your loves for their problems and instill preventive measures to reduce the reoccurrence of the problem. In D.A.R.I. clients will go through a six week, six step program filled with information and evaluations so that we can better asses our clients needs. By the end of this program, clients will have set and worked towards their goals of recovery. D.A.R.I is based off the J.A.D.E./ B.A.S.I.C program at The University of Mississippi.
Rationale The objectives for programs such as D.A.R.I. have been a constant need for the American population. Through countless observations, programs such as D.A.R.I. have been used to treat drug addicts and alcoholics and deemed effective for its purpose. According to Sun, relapses are frequent with individuals who do not obtain the proper help in order to overcome alcoholism and substance abuse. Her research sought to identify various factors that caused people to relapse. She identified four major themes that led this occurrence. They included low self-worth, interpersonal conflicts, the use of networking, and a lack of coping skills (Sun, 2007). Improving these themes along with other underlying ideas is the basis of the D.A.R.I. program. Through