Design a Week Where Recovery Has Rewards
Use community reinforcement to schedule sober rewards and reduce reinforcement for use.
Eli's evenings are empty, and the old using network provides immediate relief and belonging. Community reinforcement: increase sober rewards and reduce reinforcement for substance use. The common trap is writing only avoid goals. Avoidance lowers risk, but it does not make recovery rewarding. Find the function Ask what use gives Eli in the evening: relief, contact, less boredom, and a feeling of being wanted. The substitute must match the function. A random healthy activity may not compete with belonging. Schedule social reinforcement Plan basketball Tuesday, dinner with cousin Thursday, and a 9 p.m. support call Friday. Social connection is a…
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