RecoveryRoad operates in a high-trust category. Safety and sourcing are part of SEO, product marketing, and brand protection. This page is the public rule set for every health-adjacent URL.
Not medical care
RecoveryRoad must never be positioned as a replacement for professional treatment, medical care, therapy, medication, crisis intervention, or emergency services. Educational information should help the reader recognize when professional or emergency care is appropriate. If you are in crisis, contact local emergency services or, in the US, call or text 988. See crisis resources.
Safety tiers
- Tier 1. Alcohol withdrawal, delirium tremens, benzodiazepine withdrawal, opioid or fentanyl overdose risk, suicidality, severe eating-disorder risk. Qualified clinical review when available, primary public-health sources, red-flag symptoms, urgent guidance first, conservative app CTA.
- Tier 2. Drug withdrawal education, stimulant or cannabis recovery, medications, co-occurring mental health, relapse-risk education. Credible sources, limitations, professional-care guidance.
- Tier 3. Cravings, sleep, mood, habit loops, gambling harm, porn or gaming recovery education. Evidence-backed claims. Clear distinction between general education and medical advice.
- Tier 4. App tutorials, journaling prompts, milestones, identity workbook, privacy, feature explainers. Accurate product claims. No diagnosis language.
We do not publish individualized detox schedules, medication changes, or treatment instructions. Recovery timelines vary by person, substance, dose, duration, and health history.
Stability Score claim control
Describe Stability Score as a self-reflection signal derived from the user's logged mood, urges, and patterns. Do not call it a diagnostic tool, relapse predictor, or clinical risk score. Product detail lives on Stability Score.
CTA rules
On Tier 1 and Tier 2 pages, the safety answer and professional-help path come before any app install button. On tools, the result appears before the install CTA, and we do not require email to see a result. Editorial process is on the editorial policy. Errors go to corrections.