Defining Recovery

BFI Participates in Refining the Definition of Recovery
July 29th, 2011 / Featured / Betty Ford Institute
Betty Ford Institute, whose inaugural conference, “What is Recovery? A Working Definition” tackled a fundamental issue in the addiction treatment field of how recovery is defined and measured, is supporting a new research program which aims to further refine the term. The term ‘recovery’ is widely used in addiction research literature. It also appears in NIAAA’s strategic plan, and in the title of one of its divisions. Recovery is a goal of alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Addicts and alcoholics who no longer drink or use who are trying to pursue an improved way of living say...