"It takes a real determination, and some would say blessings from the skies above to stay sober, but millions do," said Dowsett Johnston, who is a recovering alcoholic. "Many recover in church basements, invisible to the public. We are highly unaware of the level to which we're rubbing shoulders at the grocery store or in the office with people who have been on that path. But we are coming out of the closet, and I think we will see a recovery revolution."