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Welcome to:
Self Management And Recovery Training
Smart Recovery is a voluntary self-help group that assists people in recovering from alcohol, drug use and other addictive behaviors. SMART Recovery teaches practical skills to help you deal with problems enabling you to abstain and achieve a healthy lifestyle balance.
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SMART Recovery® is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Our participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, science-based mutual help groups.
The SMART 4-Point Program® offers tools and techniques for each program point:
1: Building and Maintaining Motivation
2: Coping with Urges
3: Managing Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors
4: Living a Balanced Life
The 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, prescription drug abuse, and problem addiction to other substances and activities.
SMART Recovery sponsors face-to-face meetings around the world, and daily online meetings. In addition, our online message board and 24/7 chat room are excellent forums to learn about SMART Recovery and obtain addiction recovery support.
• Learn the SMART Recovery 4-Point Program • Explore the SMART Recovery Toolbox
• Learn about SMART Recovery Meetings • Learn Practical Strategies to Cope with Life
What is SMART Recovery?
It is a self-help, mutual support group that assists you to recover from all addictive behaviors, including alcohol & drugs, gambling, food, shopping, etc.
SMART Recovery® teaches practical skills to help you deal with your problems for you to abstain and achieve a healthy lifestyle balance. The SMART 4-Point Program is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools (CBT) to help you change faulty thinking in order to change unhealthy behavior.
SMART:
- Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance.
- Provides meetings that are educational, supportive and include open discussions.
- Encourages individuals to recover from addiction and alcohol abuse and live satisfying lives.
- Teaches techniques for self-directed change.
- Advocates the appropriate use of prescribed medications and psychological treatments.
- Works on substance abuse, alcohol abuse, addiction and drug abuse as complex maladaptive behaviors with possible physiological factors.
- Evolves as scientific knowledge in addiction recovery evolves.
- Differs from Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other 12-step programs.