Recovery is a journey not an event. There is no "where" to arrive at, no destination, aside from this moment. When family members and loved ones discuss a relapse into active substance addiction such as opiate, alcohol, cannabis or other abusable substances there are commonly two misconceptions: 1. The addicted person who was still in early recovery had been "safe" for a period of time. 2. That the addicted person "messed up" by relapsing. There is no "safe." Just like sex