One of the words that I add to the end of someone else's statement (when talking about addiction and recovery) is the word "yet".
For example:
At least he gets his pills via prescription and doesn't go to the hood to buy them"
after which, I say "yet"
We should always be wise to remember that NONE of our stories are over "yet"
There is no way to define successful recovery or "cure" until the epitaphs are read. And maybe not even then.