Potential correlates of non-abstinent recovery, such as demographics and treatment history, were based on NESARC results. The WIR survey asked for demographic information (i.e., gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, employment) and past help-seeking (treatment/mutual-help group attendance); substance use disorder severity was assessed based on the Lifetime version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.), a short structured diagnostic interview developed in the US and Europe for DSM-IV and ICD-10 psychiatric disorders (Sheehan et al. 1998). Additionally, the survey asked about current quality of life using a 4-point scale as administered by the World Health Organization (The WHOQOL Group 1998).
