HI the key to a successful recovery to addiction is aftercare now some find that with n/a or a/a and 12 step programs there free and it works if you work it...others find one on one consoling works better for them with an addiction specialist you just need to figure out what is the best fit for you and get pluged in....anyone on this forum with any amount of significant clean time works some sort of aftercare it should be considered a necessity
and is not an optional part of long term recovery...you need to dig deep down and find out what was driving you to use in the first place if you deal with the root issues it is a treatable disease...good luck and God bless Gnarly
For me it was the realization I was killing myself,I'd just become a Grandma and a liver function test showed me I was doing damage,so for the sake of my Grandchild it was time to smell the roses and wake up to myself.Now I ask why didn't I realize all this with my own children.
Denise
For me working the 12 steps of AA is what helps the most.