Originally Posted by
jazzfish 
I still believe it is a good proxy - otherwise, someone who relapses every month can have "better" sobriety than a person who is continuously sober for years.
There is no doubt that a person who relapses every month can be a smarter, more successful (depending on definition), more ethical, more insightful, more intelligent person than someone sober for many years. But I strongly disagree that they could have better sobriety as they still haven't honed the skills to live a life free from the grip of alcohol.