Few places have weather as consistent as San Diego’s. That same consistency applies to the presence of SMART Recovery in the community, as well. In part, that’s because one of SMART’s co-founders has lived in San Diego since the beginning of our self-empowering existence. It’s a lot more about what’s been cultivated by a large number of volunteers over SMART’s 30 years, though. With 40 meetings per week, in-person and online, it’s often recognized as the largest SMART community of empowerment in the world. But Kristi Porter, SMART San Diego’s Community Coordinator since January of 2022, doesn ..read more

Built along the Cape Fear River, Fayetteville, North Carolina is a city of over 200,000 in the western Coastal Plain region of the state. Anchored by the Army’s Fort Liberty, it has seen its share of struggles with opioid addiction like many cities across the southern U.S. In fact, one measure puts the area in the top twenty U.S. cities in terms of substance use disorders. For Louis Leake, the Clinic Director at Fayetteville Comprehensive Treatment Center, this meant something had to be done ..read more

This New Year’s Eve, SMART Recovery is creating a unique opportunity for connection and support. We've curated a list of online meetings hosted by facilitators who will welcome participants from anywhere in the world to join them. Note that all times are United States EST ..read more

At one point, Steve Kind had to drive 70 miles from his home in Mankato to attend the closest in-person SMART Recovery meeting in Minneapolis. Today no one has to venture out from Mankato to sit with others who are embracing SMART as a pathway to recovery. A thriving network of facilitators, participants, and advocates has blossomed into a hub of recovery right there along the Minnesota River ..read more

Less than five years ago, you could say that nothing SMART was growing in the desert. There were exactly two in-person public meetings in the two-million-person Las Vegas metro area, and then one folded during the pandemic. Fast forward to today, and there are fifteen SMART meetings, including a Spanish language meeting and one for Family & Friends. But how did such a positive bloom happen in these arid circumstances ..read more

It was a happenstance viewing of the movie Authentics that introduced Eric Ruff to SMART Recovery. The movie includes characters that use SMART’s pathway, and Eric was curious. After further research, Eric realized SMART had a lot to offer him personally ..read more

This New Year’s Eve, SMART Recovery is creating a unique opportunity for connection and support. We've curated a list of online meetings hosted by facilitators who will welcome participants from anywhere in the world to join them. Note that all times are United State EST ..read more

[Guest Blog by SMART Facilitator Rick Kuplinski ..read more

[Guest blog post by SMART Facilitator Rick Kuplinski ..read more

[Guest blog by SMART Facilitator Michael Werner ..read more