Here is the next section from my chapter Factors Facilitating Recovery in my eBook Our Recovery Stories: Journeys from Drug and Alcohol Addiction.
Understanding is essential for recovery. People with substance use problems and those on a recovery journey need information and education about a variety of matters, including: the nature of addiction and their own substance use problems; the range of interventions they can use to help them overcome or manage these problems; opportunities that allow them to exercise their strengths and assets; supports they can use to facilitate their recovery journey, and self-management skills that help them cope with situations that might lead to relapse.
Recovering people are a major source of information that can facilitate another person’s recovery journey.
