Knowledge Center

A place for trusted information, resources, and tools to inspire hope and support recovery.

2. Building Recovery-Ready Communities

Employers, volunteers, and community partners can discover guides and research on how to build recovery-ready environments by strengthening recovery capital and fostering connection across workplaces and neighborhoods.

Recovery is Possible: What the Facts Show

Research and lived experience continue to show that recovery is both achievable and sustainable when supported by effective care, community, and compassion.

Language matters – it is important how you talk about addiction and recovery
Ongoing recovery monitoring and management remains important
Do not give up hope if you encounter a recurrence of your disorder
Early intervention results in earlier remission
There are many paths to recovery
There are numerous emerging and growing recovery support services
Families suffer too – they need independent help and objective input
Abstinence is not the only way to remission, but it is often the safest
Substance use disorder is a disorder with a good prognosis
Mutual-help groups such as AA are empirically supported

Learn more on the topics above in the Fast Facts section of the Recovery Research Institute website.

Advances in brain science have transformed what we know about addiction and recovery. Find updates on how the brain is affected and how it adapts as recovery begins here.

If we want to end the stigma around addiction, we need to speak with a shared, respectful language. View the Addictionary from Recovery Research Institute website.

Recovery-Ready Workplace Data

Building a recovery-ready workplace strengthens both people and performance. When employers adopt supportive policies and practices, they create environments where individuals in or seeking recovery can thrive, and where organizations benefit from greater stability, engagement, and trust.

Links and resources below are courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor.