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Recovery definition: Key themes from qualitative data analyses (N = 289)5 “How would you define recovery from drug and alcohol use?”6
| Substance use-related definitions | 43.0% |
| No use of any drug or alcohol | 40.3 |
| Controlled use of drugs and/or alcohol | 3.7 |
| Recovery as a new life | 22% |
| Well-being | 13% |
| A process of working on yourself | 11.2% |
| Living life on life’s terms (accept what comes) | 9.6% |
| Self-improvement | 9% |
| Learning to live drug free | 8.3% |
| Recognition of the problem | 5.4% |
| Getting help | 5.1% |
