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“In the population we serve, relapse is part of the process. We do not give up on the person just because that happens.” -Joycelyn Burks

Never give up the fight Relapse, unlike what most people think, is most often the rule, rather than the exception these days. It is an opportunity to learn about one’s triggers and can, in fact, lead to greater overall success as a recovering addict.The art is in bouncing back quickly and not giving in to perfectionistic thinking.The phrase “all or nothing” isn’t appropriate in addiction recovery. Joycelyn summarized one of UMADAOP’s prolific beliefs about addiction recovery, “We are an agency of second chances. We are an agency that does not give up on someone.That is the part that I love. In the population we serve, relapse is part of the process. We do not give up on the person just because that happens.”

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