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SMART Recovery Celebrates 25th Silver Anniversary with Celebrations and Initiatives
We are pleased to announce that SMART Recovery is celebrating its 25thAnniversary this year! SMART Recovery started in 1994 by Joe Gerstein, Tom Horvath and many other professionals who created and refined a self-empowering pathway to support recovery informed by the...
read moreEmbedded Alcohol
How Society’s Love of Alcohol Can Make it Difficult for Some to Stop Drinking and How to Overcome A guest blog provided by Phil Cain Alcohol’s pervasive presence is a unique challenge when changing our relationship with it but, in my opinion, it may be becoming less...
read moreSMART Recovery International Launches Website & Other SRI Updates
A special announcement from Kim McCreanor, executive officer of SMART Recovery International Dear SMART Recovery community, I’m Kim McCreanor, the executive officer of SMART Recovery International, and I am excited to share some news with you. In 2019, SMART Recovery...
read moreVolunteer Spotlight: Jonathan von Breton
Throughout SMART’s 25th Silver Anniversary year, culminating in our Annual Conference September 20 – 22 in Chicago, we will honor volunteers representing many types of individual service. ------- Jonathan (aka JvB in our online community) has been a SMART Recovery...
read moreCelebrating Our Silver Anniversary, SMART Launches Campaign to Help End the Addiction Epidemic
President's Column: February 2019 Written by current Board of Directors President, Bill Greer I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to lead SMART Recovery USA at this historic moment for any organization, our silver anniversary – a milestone that marks the...
read morePreparing to Attend Your First SMART Recovery Meeting
A Guest Blog – Provided by SMART Recovery Online Volunteer Sam29 So, you’re considering attending a SMART Recovery meeting. We applaud you for reaching this point in your recovery! Your consideration might come with one or a mix of emotions – fear, anticipation,...
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