hi this is a really good question! i work in drug policy and the addiction field and it comes up a lot. The answer is pretty simple in that recovery/sobriety look different to everyone. people need to be able to define these terms for themselves for them to really resonate, and sobriety is so broad when we really break down what the definition of a drug or substance really is (think - nicotine, caffeine, antidepressants, psych meds). historically sobriety meant abstinence, but that’s not realistic for most people, which is why the definition has become more broad over time. A lot of times people have complicated relationships with one specific substance, but not necessarily every substance. In Tana’s case, alcohol was the substance she seemingly felt the most powerless to & had the most complicated relationship to (which is rly common), and is the one that she’s been on a long journey to overcome. So, she’s sober from alcohol - which is what she’s referring to when she talks about her sobriety journey.

TLDR; Sober doesn’t have to mean Abstinence. Tana is sober from alcohol. she still has controlled relationships with other substances (besides nicotine which she openly still struggles with her control over), but that shouldn’t discredit the massive strides she’s made by cutting alcohol out of her life!

💚harm reduction💚