Sometimes people are sober and in recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) for several years, but relapse. Why? Alcohol use disorder is a chronic, often relapsing medical condition affecting millions ...

As you recover from an opioid use disorder, it’s harder on some days than others to avoid using. In fact, 40% to 60% of people with substance abuse disorder (SUD) have a relapse at some point. To keep ...

When you're recovering from alcohol use disorder, a relapse is when you start drinking again. It's not the same thing as a lapse, which is temporary and short-term -- such as when you have one drink ...

Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction isn’t a quick process. It takes time to get over a dependence, deal with withdrawal symptoms, and overcome the urge to use. Relapse means going back to using ...

Relapse isn’t a failure. It’s a signal. It tells us that something deeper is still driving our old behaviors. For decades, I’ve studied the science of addiction, relapse, and behavior change through ...

On Friday, 24 January 2026, Lyonne took to X (formerly Twitter) with a brief but powerful message: “Took my relapse public more to come (sic).” Hours later, she followed up with a longer and heartfelt ...