Recovery Info Brief

Posted 9/8/2025 (updated 9/10/2025)

Recovery Identity and Opioid Use Disorder: Challenging Stigma Around Medication

What is recovery? How do we measure it? When people say they are in recovery, what does that mean to them—to the people hearing it? Who decides? Recovery is not a one-size-fits-all journey, nor is it easily limited to a single definition. It encompasses a broad spectrum of experiences.

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