This anthropological essay investigates the meaning for a recovering drug addictto be free from drugs. The paper includes three semi-structural interviews withrecovering addicts as well as material from one podcast, to investigate theconcept of being free from drugs from recovering addicts perspectives. To helpinvestigate the subject further, research regarding dominating Swedish politicalnorms is being presented in this paper. The essay consists of a theory- andliterature overview regarding addiction and recovery to help understand whatbeing clean from drugs means for a recovering addict. This essay ultimatelyargues that being free from drugs can mean being functional, living withouthighs and spirituality and meaning.