Appendix G
Survey of Participants in Recovery
Responses from 360 survey participants. The number corresponding to each response option represents
the percent, among those responding to the question, that provided the particular response.
- How long have you been in recovery? Mean is 194.1 months (approximately 16.2 years).
- Looking back over your recovery process, what are the three main factors to which you attribute
your ability to maintain long term recovery?
29.3 Mutual support groups (12 Step/NA/AA)
12.8 Spirituality/religion
11.5 Peer support/fellowship/connection with others
6.8 Desire/commitment to stay clean and sober/setting goals
6.4 Family support system
5.0 Dedicated sponsor
4.7 Balance/change in lifestyle
3.4 Individual counseling
2.7 Acceptance/honesty/admitting problem
17.5 Other (each individual/other response was provided by less than 2.0 percent of respondents
responding to this question)
- To what extent is or was each of the following critical to your recovery? (Please check the box
under the number that is right for you using a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “Not at all critical” to 5
being “Extremely critical”).
Medical detox
39.6 1=Not at all critical
7.7 2=
8.3 3=
4.8 4=
16.0 5=Extremely critical
23.7 N/A
In-patient treatment
23.5 1=Not at all critical
4.5 2=
4.5 3=
10.2 4=
36.7 5=Extremely critical
20.6 N/A
Out-patient treatment
26.4 1=Not at all critical
8.3 2=
10.7 3=
10.4 4=
20.5 5=Extremely critical
23.7 N/A