biostudies-literatureUnknownBergman BGNIAAA NIH HHSNational Institutes of Health; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism<h4>Objective</h4>In The Rooms (ITR) is a commonly used digital recovery support service, yet little is known about ITR participation or its benefits. Greater knowledge would help inform the field about its potential utility.<h4>Method</h4>U.S. adults in, seeking, or interested in learning more about substance use disorder recovery (<i>N</i> = 250; <i>M</i>_age = 46 years; 63.6% female; 18.4% non-White; 59.6% with substance use disorder; 95.2% in recovery with <i>M</i> duration = 6.5 years, <i>SD</i> = 8.5) were recruited from ITR and assessed at study intake and 3 (<i>n</i> = 217; 86.8%) and 6 months (<i>n</i> = 213; 85.2%) later. Analyses of variance examined whether time spent on ITR (ITR time) or number of activities (ITR activity) differed by recovery duration (<1 year/not iPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviorshttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12798690biostudies-literatureEffects of participation in a large, online community for substance use disorder recovery: A naturalistic, longitudinal study.PMC12798690K23 AA025707Bergman BGRussell AMColditz JBBoorman EPKelly JFfalseEffects of participation in a large, online community for substance use disorder recovery: A naturalistic, longitudinal study.<h4>Objective</h4>In The Rooms (ITR) is a commonly used digital recovery support service, yet little is known about ITR participation or its benefits. Greater knowledge would help inform the field about its potential utility.<h4>Method</h4>U.S. adults in, seeking, or interested in learning more about substance use disorder recovery (<i>N</i> = 250; <i>M</i>_age = 46 years; 63.6% female; 18.4% non-White; 59.6% with substance use disorder; 95.2% in recovery with <i>M</i> duration = 6.5 years, <i>SD</i> = 8.5) were recruited from ITR and assessed at study intake and 3 (<i>n</i> = 217; 86.8%) and 6 months (<i>n</i> = 213; 85.2%) later. Analyses of variance examined whether time spent on ITR (ITR time) or number of activities (ITR activity) differed by recovery duration (<1 year/not i2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Jan2026-06-09T05:38:31.038Z2026-06-09T03:07:40.41ZS-EPMC127986904152538110.1037/adb0001123