There is no research that indicates people are more likely to recover from a substance use disorder if they label themselves as anything. However, there is research that shows forcing people to identify as an addict or alcoholic can actually be detrimental to their efforts to change. The latest diagnostic manual for professionals (DSM-5) recognized such research and accordingly removed addiction as an official diagnostic label due to “its uncertain definition and its potentially negative connotation” (p. 485). Even in AA and NA the only requirement for participation is the desire to stop using, there is no requirement to identify as an addict or alcoholic. This same logic applies to words like substance abuser and dry drunk.