Holding it All Together
Triggers v. Tethers ~ Matt Robert The world of addiction recovery has plenty of negative terms for relapsing and its causes. Wouldn’t it be helpful to have a reliable term for the positive stuff we do to keep it together? I’d like to propose introducing a...
Destigmatizing Addiction
What’s In A Name? ~ Brian Sherman, PhD, Center for Motivation and Change “By continuing to use the term “addict” and “alcoholic,” treatment providers are doing a disservice to their patients and potentially negating progress towards destigmatization and...
Success is a Journey
Why Set Goals? Peter Soderman, SMART Recovery® Facilitator, Mexico Most people understand that the best way to keep your vehicle headed straight on the highway is to focus your eyes on the furthest point you can see, and let your peripheral vision take care of what’s...
SMART Recovery in the News
Read stories in the press about SMART Recovery. Are you interested in writing about SMART Recovery for your paper or blog and need information about SMART Recovery? Contact our National Office for assistance. SMART Recovery In The News – May 16 – June 2,...
Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide to Controlling Your Drug and Alcohol Use
Book review by A.Tom Horvath, Ph.D. Although harm reduction is commonly used in other countries, this approach to coping with problematic addictive behavior is unfortunately uncommon in the US. The authors are two US harm reduction leaders. They founded the Center for...
Can You Quit Smoking?
So, what’s your motivation to stop smoking? Sometimes it comes more from the outside than within – perhaps from a doctor, a partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, or parent. But without being personally motivated, your likelihood of successfully stopping smoking is low. So...
Addiction Help for Individuals | Alternative to AA
SMART Recovery for Individuals with Addictions ON THIS PAGE: Find a SMART Recovery Meeting About SMART Recovery’s 4-Point Program® SMART Recovery Tools SMART and Other Recovery Groups Next Steps CONTACT US: To learn more about SMART Recovery, please contact us:...
10 Rules for Happiness
10 Rules for Happiness Don’t blame others for making you unhappy! Take responsibility for making yourself happy. Give yourself permission to make yourself happy – even if in so doing, others make themselves unhappy. Make time for yourself to do things...
About SMART Recovery | 4-Point Program® | Addiction Recovery
About SMART Recovery Our MissionTo empower people to achieve independence from addiction problems with our science-based 4-Point Program® Five Year Plan Global Support Fast Facts Our ApproachPrinciples PositionsPurposes & Methods About SMART Recovery SMART...
Risk-Reward Analysis for Alcohol and Other Drugs
Risk-Reward Analysis for Alcohol and Other Drugs To drink or not to drink. To use or not to use. What will break the log-jam of conflicting thoughts? Let’s start by getting the risks and rewards of quitting down on paper. “I couldn’t cope without my...
Videos
SMART Recovery Videos About SMART Recovery (Self-Management And Recovery Training). SMART Recovery is the world’s largest community of self-empowering, science-based addiction related support meetings. We started in 1994 as a small nonprofit, and have since grown to...
SMART Recovery Family & Friends | Addiction Help for Family Members
SMART Recovery Family & Friends ON THIS PAGE: Find a Family & Friends Meeting Family & Friends Program Recommended Reading Parent CRAFT Family & Friends Podcasts Family & Friends Blogs CONTACT US: To learn more about our Family & Friends...
Alby’s Story
I dealt with my compulsive alcoholism and active isolation initially in AA (I got three and a half years without a lapse). But went out (moderation) for two years… and after only two months compulsively drinking (inappropriate times for me)… went back to...
2019 SMART Recovery National Conference Presentations
The 2019 SMART Recovery National Conference was truly a celebration of our past, present & future! We honored our amazing community, volunteers, friends, and accomplishments of the last 25 years, and presented a vision of our next quarter century. There is no...
