Five Things You Can Do To Enhance Your Recovery Odds

by William L. White, M.A.

1. Don't use-no matter what!
2. Choose a treatment program that offers a rich menu of continuing care services and actively utilize these supports.
3. Find a recovery support group and stay actively involved. (Make meetings a priority, get a sponsor, build a sober social network, and apply recovery program principles to problems of daily living.) Involve your family members in recovery support groups and activities.
4. If you do not have a living environment supportive of recovery, investigate the growing network of recovery homes.
5. Become an expert on your own recovery and take responsibility for it.