SMART Recovery USA

11/20/2025

Jasmine Hilbert is SMART's Director of Outreach and provides information and resources to volunteers who attend recovery events, as well as presenting at conferences herself. Jasmine also has an inspiring recovery journey herself, one where she decided to change the narrative and write her own story for the future. In this special collaboration with Rooted in Hope podcast, we've posted this episode on our platform: https://smartrecovery.libsyn.com/rooted-in-hope-podcast-featuring-smarts-jasmine-hilbert

11/18/2025

November gives us a chance to recognize and honor not only Veterans but Native Americans. In this guest blog post, Austin Farrell reflects on how the two intersect and what SMART tools are relevant to change journeys in all kinds of communities.

https://smartrecovery.org/blog/breaking-cycles-and-healing-from-trauma

11/17/2025

Check out our keynote lineup for SMART Conference 2026! Make plans to join us and hear from recovery leaders, attend workshops, and chat with others interested in self-empowered, science-based recovery! More information and registration: https://favoredconferencesandevents.regfox.com/smart-recovery-national-conference-2026

11/13/2025

Self-empowered recovery is about the power of choice, developing mutual support, finding a pathway that works for you, and setting your own recovery goals. Take a listen to these individuals telling the world what they get from SMART! What do you get from SMART?? Tell us in the comments...

11/12/2025

Hard at work but having fun at the recent SMART training at (https://growwellnessfoundation.org/) in Naperville Illinois! They really took to our self-empowered, evidence-based recovery pathway...

11/11/2025

SMART honors our Veterans for their service and sacrifice. We especially affirm our volunteers who run our Veteran and First Responder (MVFR) meetings! For information on those and other SMART meetings use our SMARTfinder here: https://meetings.smartrecovery.org/

11/10/2025

Guest blogger Austin Farrell offers a thoughtful reflection on how we address change by shifting from, "Do I have a problem?" to asking, "Would my life be improved with changes?" This aligns so well with SMART's emphasis on self-determination of recovery goals. He also identifies SMART tools that can help the process!

How you define your challenges in addiction recovery makes a difference

11/07/2025

We continue to recognize new SMART meetings that have recently begun welcoming participants who are interested in our evidence-based, stigma-free practical tools and principles. Just enter city/state in our meeting finder for details: https://meetings.smartrecovery.org/

Family & Friends meetings are newly operating in : Flint, MI; Chapel Hill, NC; Carrollton, KY; Warsaw, KY; Fort Bragg, NC; and Ann Arbor, MI.

Standard 4-Point meetings are newly operating in: Issaquah, WA; Baraboo, WI; Oxford, MS; Florissant, MO; College Park, MD; Richmond, VA; Frederick, MD; Groveton, NH; Denton, TX; Madison, WI; Santa Rosa, CA; Bryn Mawr, PA; Atlanta, GA; Antigo, WI; Bushnell, FL; Warrenton, MO; Raleigh, NC; Virginia Beach, VA; Nashville, IL; Palm Springs, CA; Coachella, CA; Little Rock, AR; Brooklyn, NY; Parma, OH; Grand Junction, CO; Sanford, NC; Lima, OH; St Cloud, MN; King City, CA; Columbia, MO; Pahrump, NV; and Costa Mesa, CA.

And one new Successful Life Skills meeting is being held in Raleigh, NC.

11/05/2025

The Black Poster Project is a powerful and moving memorial that travels across the country displaying the pictures and stories of individuals lost to overdose deaths. At the recent event in Raleigh, sponsored by the Alcohol and Drug Council of North Carolina (https://www.alcoholdrughelp.org/), SMART's Executive Director Pete Rubinas (L) and Wake County Community Outreach Coordinator Mary Srivastava provided information and support for this impactful initiative.

11/03/2025

On the latest SMART Podcast, Maureen O'Conner tells the story of writing a book about the trauma of losing her son Cody. The book is a creative mix of prose, poetry and pictures called "Shadows of Me." It is ultimately a hopeful story about the power of community support from places like SMART Recovery. https://smartrecovery.libsyn.com/hope-wasnt-done-with-me

Maureen O'Conner is going through every parent's nightmare--the loss of a child. Her son Cody died after an opioid overdose and her world was shattered. After a time, she decided to write a book about her experience and filled it with prose, poetry, journal entries and stories. The book, titled Shad...

10/31/2025

Talking about self-empowered recovery! Find out more at www.smartrecovery.org

10/30/2025

It's conference season as we head into the winter. Here's Jasmine Hilbert, SMART's Director of Outreach, sharing the message of our self-empowering, science-informed, stigma-free recovery pathway on two consecutive days! With her are SMART Facilitators Janice and Steve from in Ravenna Ohio.