A woman enters treatment directly from jail after being convicted of killing her husband, which she said shedid to stop him from physically assaulting her. When she enters the program she is addicted to heroin, but completes her treatment, obtains a sponsor, and finds new employment removed from her old neighborhood and job. She also plans to return to the area where she lived before. Which of the following will not be conducive to her continued recovery?

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The aspect of her plan that is not conducive to recovery is moving back to her old neighborhood. As a recovering addict, returning to the area where she lived as an addict previously could cause her to regress. She should move to a new neighborhood.

A Woman Enters Treatment Directly from Jail After Being Convicted