In the recovery community we call this state of being &quot;dry&quot;, as in &quot;dry drunk&quot;.  The concept is that while she&#x27;s managed to stop taking the pills, she hasn&#x27;t addressed the underlying problems. It&#x27;s especially likely when someone is getting clean in order to accomplish something (getting one&#x27;s kids back, for example) other than freeing themselves from addiction.