Part 1: Critical explorations of long-term recovery
1. Recovery as long term: an introduction ~ Alastair Roy, Sarah Galvani and Amanda Clayson
2. Is measuring long-term recovery desirable, necessary or even possible? ~ Wulf Livingston
3. Telling recovery stories: an exploration of the relationship between policy, practice and lived experience ~ Alastair Roy and Jennifer Christensen
4. Change processes in long-term recovery for individuals with present and former substance-use dependence ~ Thomas Solgaard Svendsen
5. Provider and user perspectives on long-term recovery in England: how do we know when we are done? ~ Maike Klein and John Hill
Part 2: Intimate relationships, trauma and long-term recovery
6. Women’s and men’s stories about sex and intimate relationships in long-term recovery from problematic drug use ~ Anette Skårner and Bengt Svensson
7. Multiple recoveries: substance use and trauma ~ Sarah Fox and Karin Berg
8. Being a partner in long-term recovery: stories from female partners in Norway ~ Sari Lindeman and Lillian Bruland Selseng
9. Long-term recovery for the ‘adult children’ of parents who use alcohol in Iceland ~ Jóna Ólafsdóttir and Amanda Clayson
Part 3: Diversity across the lifespan in long-term recovery
10. Social and structural issues in recovery among migrants and ethnic minorities: an exploration of cultural competence and individual recovery perspectives ~ Charlotte De Kock and Aline Pouille
11. Transitions in long-term recovery: mapping adolescent development theory to better understand identity change in recovery ~ Lucy Webb, Amanda Clayson and Nigel Cox
12. Care, continuity and change in long-term recovery: the experiences of older opioid users in long-term recovery in three German regions ~ Ines Arendt
13. When long-term recovery isn’t an option: people at the end of life ~ Sam Wright and Gemma Yarwood
14. Conclusion: Critical reflections, theories and key messages ~ Sarah Galvani, Alastair Roy and Amanda Clayson