Addicts should realize that their life can never be the way it was before their addiction. This does not mean that a recovering addict cannot live a healthy and fulfilling life. Rather, addicts should be aware that recovery is a process that always will need to be maintained.

Posted August 28, 2009

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http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/workingpartners/sab/recovery.asp#q3