It’s very common for addicts to not stop straight away. My husband’s sponsor used to nip out of his early meetings to carry on using, but eventually he lost everything and finally got serious about it.
Now he is clean, got his family back and is helping my husband.
My husband says a lot of people join but struggle with the higher power or are just not ready. I am so glad mine is taking it seriously though.
I heard that the higher power cam be anything from nature to a penguin or tree. It’s not about god but you have to give 100% to make it work.