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Recovery vs Rehab - What's the difference?

recovery | rehab |

As nouns the difference between recovery and rehab

is that recovery is the act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost while rehab is an act of rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.

As a verb rehab is

to rehabilitate.

recovery

English

(wikipedia recovery)

Alternative forms

* recovre (obsolete)

Noun

(recoveries)
  • The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
  • A return to normal health.
  • A return to former status.
  • Renewed growth after a slump (economy).

    • Derived terms

    * recovery CD * recovery position

    Related terms

    * recover

    rehab

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
  • An institution for rehabilitation.
  • * Amy Winehouse:
    • They tried to make me go to rehab , I said, 'no, no, no.'

    Verb

  • To rehabilitate.