recovering addicts
Sobriety-seeking individuals
Recovering addicts are people in the process of overcoming addiction to drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
The term emphasizes ongoing effort rather than completion—recovery is typically framed as continuous, not finished: The support group is for recovering addicts.
Someone may identify as a recovering addict for years or decades after last using.
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- clean timeDuration of abstinence
- relapseReturn to former illness
- dry drunkAbstinent but unchanged addict
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
working the steps · higher power · sponsor · withdrawal · clean · meetings · rehab · cravings · sober · sober living · triggers · fellowship · amends · detox · chips · making amends · serenity · pink cloud
- addictsjunkies, junkie, user, users, abuser
- nondrinkersteetotalers, teetotaler, nondrinker, non-drinker, abstainers
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