May 19, 2023 | SMART News
[Note: updated FAQ’s appear below original post] The recently announced closure of the SMART Recovery OnLine platform (SROL) has caused some concern in the community, which is understandable. At the time that it was developed, SROL was a community ahead of its time,...
May 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
I was first introduced to SMART Recovery by hearing that it was an alternative to AA or NA. Having been through 12-step programs in the past with some success, I wasn’t sure I wanted to walk away from what I already knew. What I have come to learn is that...
May 5, 2023 | Uncategorised
“Going Upstream: Addiction Care for the Masses” Lecture by Dr. William Miller 5/3/23 Dr. William R. Miller is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico having served as Director of Clinical Training and...
May 2, 2023 | Coping With Urges, Tools
By Stefan Neff, SMART Facilitator. My therapist shared a great tool with me called an Urge Jar which is a simple yet effective technique that can help you break bad habits or form new ones. It works by creating a physical or virtual jar to hold your urges or cravings...
Apr 18, 2023 | DISARM, Family & Friends
[Ed. Note: big thanks to SMART Volunteer Anne Devenport for writing this guest blog] The DISARM tool is used in SMART Recovery to deal with urges – participants in recovery meetings imagine that an unpleasant salesperson is trying to push them into their addictive...
Apr 14, 2023 | Uncategorised
Dr. William Miller The 2023 Richard Saitz Memorial Lecture registration is now open! We are pleased to welcome Dr. William Miller to present, “Going Upstream: Addiction Care for the Masses.” Description: Although the vast majority of people with...
Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorised
[Ed. note: Although Mooring Lines are not an “official” SR Tool, volunteer Stefan Neff and others have found them very useful in their recovery. This post represents Stefan’s views and analysis.] I was recommended to use a process called Mooring Lines by a counsellor...
Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorised
The drunk driver crossed the line and changed Kristal Field’s life forever. She was seriously injured and her best friend was killed. She required opiates for pain relief and struggled for the next ten years, crossing her own line at some point from taking opiates for...
Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorised
As Black History Month concludes, we invited our grant writer Kenya Welch to weigh in on the immense and far-reaching impact of substance use disorders on communities of color, especially Black communities. Here’s what she had to say. While the current overdose...
Feb 21, 2023 | SMART News, Take 5 Spotlight
You can call Steve Kind by his official title of National Support Team Administrative Assistant, and he’d be happy to answer, but it would be like calling a fully loaded Maserati just a way to get around. Steve’s role at SMART is multifaceted and extends in many...
