BBC News - Glasgow study reveals addiction recovery factors: "Researchers believe they have identified some of the critical factors that determine whether alcoholics and heroin users can recover.
A study of more than 200 people in Glasgow found that spending time with other recovering addicts made success more likely.
Another predictor of success was whether addicts had something else in their lives to focus on, such as work.
The findings are due to be discussed at a conference in Glasgow.
The research was led by Dr David Best, a reader in criminal justice at the University of the West of Scotland.
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Dr David Best
Researcher
He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: 'Addiction becomes an all-consuming and all-encompassing thing for people
'In order for them to meaningfully sustain a recovery, it means it's not sufficient to have just clinical interventions."
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