Consistency

I think that life requires consistency. Even outside of recovery, people who succeed in life, are consistent. Speaking only of recovery, the people who are consistent, generally seem to stay clean. Recovery takes work, there is no doubt about it. Having the desire and the ethic to do the work, day in and day out, may be the best weapon against the foe of addiction.

Here's the deal. People who do the work, who takes suggestions, who always do the right thing, stay clean and sober. I have never seen anyone who has consistently done the right thing, relapse. Relapse doesn't just  happen, it is the end result of laziness.

Again, as in many aspects of recovery, there are no shortcuts. If you are consistent, and if you do what your told, than you will stay sober. No questions asked.