"I've been saying that we should be moving to a different definition, one that focuses on improvement in quality of life, as the basis for whether someone is in recovery or not. You see as far as I'm concerned it doesn't matter whether a person is using any substances - all I care about is the impact of such use on their well being, their "quality of life.""by Adi Jaffe, Ph.D.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/all-about-addiction/201112/recovery-abstinence-or-not
