Whose future offers more hope:
Someone in recovery, maybe working a program, but still keeping a foot in the door of using, maybe even dabbeling a little, embracing a fade
OR
Someone actively using, with a foor in the door of recovery, maybe a meeting ever now and then, hanging out in the hopes of eventually getting sober
????????
The one that stops lying to themself and decides that in order to get clean you have to stop using. I don't know if working a program or working the steps is necessary but it helps to make for a better life. It offers a better chance of staying clean for the majority of addicts.