recovery: abstinence

Non-use of a specific substance. In recovery, non-use of any addictive psychoactive substance. May also denote cessation of addictive behavior, such as gambling, over-eating, etc.*

Also: abstinent, clean, dry, sobriety, recovering

Books and Other Media:
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Changing Lanes DVD Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson 2002

Clean DVD Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle, and Jeanne Balibar 2004

How About You DVD Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Joan O'Hara, Vanessa Redgrave 2009

The Local Dan Eberle, Karl Herlinger, Maya Ferrara, and Beau Allulli 2009

A Loving Father Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu 2000

The Man with the Golden Arm Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Arnold Stang 1955

Mask Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, and Estelle Getty 1985

Passion Fish Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett 1992
Pay It Forward DVD Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt 2000

*Excerpt with permission from Graham, Allan W. & Schultz, Terry K. (Editors) Principles of Addiction Medicine, 2nd Edition Hardcover 1998 (American Society of Addiction Medicine)