Relapse prevention

Recovery language

Definition

A structured plan built while things are stable: your triggers, your early warning signs, who you call, what you do in the first ten minutes of an urge, and what happens if you gamble anyway. It is the most-studied behavioral component of addiction treatment and works better written down than remembered.

Preferred phrasing

safe to use as written.

Source

https://www.samhsa.gov/

Cite this

Betttr. "Relapse prevention." The Gambling Recovery Glossary. https://betttr.net/glossary/relapse-prevention/ (accessed 2026-09-20).

Last updated: 2026-09-20.

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