by Lisa Frederiksen
With Patrick Kennedy’s decision to check into an addiction treatment center “…to temporarily step away from [his] normal routine to ensure that [he is] being as vigilant as possible in [his] recovery,” according to Erick Tucker’s Associated Press report, there has been a great deal of headline news on his decision, which brings up the subject of relapse.
Relapse is not uncommon. To learn more about relapse and ways to help the brain strengthen it’s “stop” system, check this out — a site produced by HBO in collaboration with NIAAA, NIDA and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Patrick Kennedy is to be commended for his courage to do what he needs to do to protect his recovery and for all of the work he’s done to raise public awareness about the disease of addiction and its related issues.
