The Road Traveled, The Journey Ahead Chicago, IL, September 21-23, 2012 The 2012 SMART Annual Conference will be held in Chicago, Friday, September 21, through Sunday, September 23. The theme for 2012 is The Road Travelled, The Journey Ahead. This conference is geared to inform and inspire with session topics ranging from the evolution of [...]
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July 24th, 2012
The Power of Habit
“The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” By: Charles Duhigg Rich Dowling, MA, LPC, MAC – SMART RECOVERY Volunteer Advisor ”Habits can be changed if we understand how they work”. So says Charles Duhigg, author of “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life [...]
July 17th, 2012
5 Alternatives to 12-Step Meetings
Many Paths to Recovery For over 250 years, Americans with alcohol and other drug problems have banded together for mutual support in recovery. It’s true – it began in the 1730’s when Native Americans organized abstinence-based recovery circles. Since that time, a variety of groups have come and gone, but the efficacy of self-help meetings [...]
July 10th, 2012
“Who Am I?”
Online SMART Event: “Who Am I?” An Exploration of Life Choices in Addiction Recovery With Ed Garcia, CSW Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10am EDT We are pleased to announce that Ed Garcia will be returning for the second in our ongoing series of open discusions, The Art of Living. The words “I am” are potent [...]
July 3rd, 2012
What is Addiction Recovery?
Nationwide survey to determine how people define recovery SMART Recovery is excited to partner with federally-funded scientists on the first nationwide survey about recovery from alcohol and other drug problems. Specifically, the project’s goal is to learn how people experience and define recovery. This has never been done before. Note that for this project, the [...]
