I've held nearly every service position Narcotics Anonymous has, from regional committee member down to coffee maker. I sponsored others, and worked my steps, and took meetings into jails and penitentiaries. Now.....what I really learned from doing all that is so simple.
Just do the next RIGHT thing. Period. When we stray from that one precept we are toast.
It's not rocket science.
Is getting loaded the right thing for an addict to do? No.....of course not.
Stealing? Nope.....bad idea.
Selling dope? Wrong move for sure.
And so on.....
Where the danger lies for those of with years of recovery is when we start thinking we have all the answers...that we're somehow cured. Well.....I'm still an addict. Now I'm addicted to chainsaws, forums, farming, etc. But at least these addictions ain't going to land me behind bars.