“As we have seen in this study and in others, such assets are critically important in understanding use, dependency, and recovery. These assets—or what some social scientists refer to as forms of social, physical, and human capital—can be drawn upon to support recovery. This capital, which we collectively refer to as recovery capital, represents critical elements that an individual possesses or that exist within his or her immediate surroundings and that function to promote and sustain a recovery experience.”
