[header] How to help a recovering alcoholic [title] If you spend a great deal of time with a recovering alcoholic, it is of utmost importance that you do not drink around them. [step] If you are a social drinker, do not drink around them. If you drink daily, it is important that you do not drink around a recovering alcoholic. 
It's the equivalent of saying " i don't care that you're in recovery, i don't have the problem you have. " this can definitely give a bad impression to someone who is in recovery.