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Published stories, reflections, and research from across the community.
The rise of youth gambling in Australia is changing teen culture - learn why betting is booming and how to tackle the risks.
SMART Recovery Australia (SRAU) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and a registered charity with the Australian Charities and not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). SMART Recovery Australia provides evidence-based tools to support individuals and their families and f...
A story of love, loss, and hope on International Overdose Awareness Day — remembering Grandma and highlighting support for older Australians in recovery.
Australia’s youth face an addiction crisis. It’s time to stop harmful alcohol ads and invest in real support like SMART Recovery’s youth programs.
Addiction is a cost-of-living issue — discover why Australia needs inclusive, evidence-based recovery options beyond the 12-step model.
Join SMART Recovery Australia on Wear It Purple Day 2024 to support LGBTIQA+ recovery and promote inclusive, compassionate care for all.
Discover the journey to mental health recovery with SMART Recovery Australia
Help employees overcome addiction. Learn how to empower staff, and foster a supportive workplace for addiction recovery.
Seeking help beyond drug and alcohol counselling? Explore the power of peer support and discover its benefits for lasting recovery.
Weekend Workshop 30-31 October 2022 We originally created the June Canavan Foundation with the vision of June’s spirit living on as a catalyst for change. Our intention was to make the best possible use of June’s estate spread out over 20 years. Way back in September 2011, ...
SMART Recovery Australia and newly established telehealth detox providers, Clean Slate Clinic will join established rural frontline advocates Sober in the Country Ltd (SITC) to form a historic national partnership to reduce alcohol-related harm in rural, regional, and remote ...
Addiction News Media Release: SMART Recovery Australia welcomes NSW drug-treatment funding April Long CEO 22nd September 2022 SMART Recovery
SMART Recovery Australia Reflections on the Rethink Addiction National Convention 2022 Some members of the SMART Recovery Australia team were privileged
Podcast SMART Recovery Group Facilitator chats with 3CR Joseph Abdo is an NSW-based clinical social worker who specialises in helping people, using
SMART Recovery Australia Grants and Partnerships Manager Role We are hiring! We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Grants and Partnerships Manager to
SMART Recovery Australia International Remembrance Day April Long Chief Executive Officer Today is International Remembrance Day for those lost to
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Bon Voyage, Ryan SMART Recovery Australia Sadly, Ryan McGlaughlin, our Executive Director has moved on from SMART Recovery Australia. Ryan has been
SMART Recovery Australia Behind the Scenes of Take On Addiction How many jokes have you heard that begin with a combination of “An Australian, an
SMART Recovery International An Introduction to Take On Addiction https://youtu.be/tEjIdyFQui8Officially, meet Take On Addiction and two of the people
SMART Recovery International SMART Global Research Advisory Committee Webinar #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyXCldwOzXs If you missed out on the live
SMART Recovery Australia x AFINet Family & Friends Webinar with AFINet This AFINet webinar will look at the SMART Recovery Family & Friends
Support for Family & Friends Looking for family members, carers and supporters Alison Beck SMART Recovery Australia SMART Recovery Australia is
SMART Recovery International SMART Global Research Advisory Committee Webinar Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_075n0sng The SMART Global Research
Webinars WEBINAR: What is SMART Recovery and how does it work alongside AOD treatment? Staff SMART Recovery Australia Join us for a special webinar
#HealthyChangesYourWay New video to promote SMART Recovery Michael Bellamy Head of Marketing, Brand & Digital Supported by the Australian Government,
Research Smoking among people who use substances other than tobacco or who are in recovery SMART Recovery Global Research Advisory Committee Smoking among
#RecoveryStories Mark and SMART Mark Former SMART Recovery Participant I can
Fair Treatment Campaign Fair Treatment: Food for Thought Staff SMART Recovery Australia SMART Recovery Australia partners Fair Treatment have released an
#OverdoseAware2021 International Overdose Awareness Day Staff SMART Recovery Australia International Overdose Awareness Day is held on 31 August every
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Hello everyone, I hope you are all as healthy and happy as possible wherever you are. And that you are managing to live comfortably under whatever restrictions COVID-19 is causing at the moment. For Australian readers, that’s likely to mean quite severe lockdowns for many...
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SMART Track App New SMART Recovery app to help people manage addictive behaviour AppStore AppStore https://youtu.be/vMo2I-ESKLk Why SMART Track? Track
#RecoveryStories "Feel your grief. But don’t live there, dude. You can do something about it" Get SMART You know that feeling when you wake up after yet
WEBINAR WATCH: Feasibility study of SMART Track App Presented Dr Alison Beck Information on Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) plus feedback in SMART
It is important for us to acknowledge the hundreds of SMART Recovery facilitators and third party organisations that see the importance of SMART Recovery
#RecoveryStories My addiction recovery story You might say that my story has come full circle... I was a very happy and social teenager. I had a beautiful
Research SMART Recovery Participant Survey SMART Facilitator Pete Currie is working on a research project with RMIT University and is asking SMART
Valued SMART friends, allies, and partners the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council recently published a story on their own website discussing
Feature Article Mental Health during COVID-19 Emily Carstairs Contributor Pandemic. One seemingly simple word that is defined as a
profile Turning Point What does Turning Point do? And what is your role with Turning Point?Turning Point is a national addiction treatment centre,
Dear Friends, I hope you have all either endured or enjoyed the last few months of being at home. And most importantly that you and your families are healthy. For those of you here in Australia, we have two events coming up later this year to which you are warmly invited: A w...
We are very excited to welcome two new staff to SMART Recovery Australia. The first interview is with Tim Wade, our new SMART Project Officer. Welcome to
Remember SMART Recovery Australia’s good friends over at the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre? Well, they’re participating in this year’s Global Day
profile Shanna Whan from Sober In The Country The festive season of 2014 was almost my last Christmas. I had come to a place where I did not want to live,
Recently, we have all experienced the challenges of being stuck at home. This exciting new online project will allow SMART participants to continue to
SMART Recovery Australia embraces a harm minimisation approach to the problems of addictive behaviour. This means different things for different people.
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We won’t pretend otherwise. This is a scary time. Already, Italy, Spain, and Ireland are enforcing mandatory shutdowns, with Australia surely not far
COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) Advice for the SMART Recovery Australia Community Ryan McGlaughlinSMART Recovery Australia - Executive Director Last updated:
SMART Recovery Australia commends Gladys Bereklijan, Premier of New South Wales, for instigating the inquiry into the drug ice which is currently
SMART Recovery Australia takes great pride in our status as Australia’s leading evidence-based mutual aid addiction recovery program. A huge part of this
SMART Recovery Australia is Australia’s leading secular addiction recovery program. We do not require that anybody submit to a higher power or any form of
The Beatles have been number one. Muhammad Ali has been number one. Captain Jean Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise named Riker his number one. And now
Through volunteer connection and practical services, Orange Sky supports people facing homelessness or hardship.
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Orange Sky Australia positively connects people experiencing homelessness through free laundry, showers and conversation.
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Orange Sky Australia positively connects people experiencing homelessness through free laundry, showers and conversation.
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Discover how Orange Sky supports remote communities with free laundry facilities, local employment, and meaningful partnerships. Learn more about our impact and how you can help.
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2019 was a huge year for SMART Recovery Australia. Our growing community has helped more people than ever before realise their potential and overcome
open letter Ryan McGlaughlinExecutive DirectorSMART Recovery Australia Senator Jacqui Lambie, we commend your stance against welfare drug-testing Dear
SMART Recovery Australia has joined forces with the University of Wollongong (UOW) and creative agency GHO to launch Smart Track, an app that helps people
Katie Horneshaw writes about mental illness, addiction and women
A drunken assault. A man left bleeding in the street. Another man, ten schooners and five bourbons deep, walking away, with an empty grin spreading across
Welcome mick palmer Drug law reform advocate and former Federal Police Commissioner Mick Palmer becomes SMART Recovery Australia ambassador SMART Recovery
In the first instalment of his monthly editorial, SMART Recovery Australia Executive Director Ryan McGlaughlin shares his perspective on our national
Last week, the suppression order on Australian media regarding the conviction (currently under appeal) of Cardinal George Pell - once the third-highest
This post originally appeared at http://www.williamwhitepapers.com/blog/2018/11/a-recovery-stigma-case-study-bill-white-and-shiv-sharma.html and
SMART Recovery Australia recently appointed Tania Skippen to our Board of Directors. Her wealth of experience in the world of mental health policy and
Executive Officer - SMART Recovery International One of the fastest-growing global addiction recovery programmes seeks a dynamic committed
SMART Recovery Australia is committed to the philosophy and practice of harm minimisation. For us, harm minimisation means prioritising and advancing the
Changing your behaviour is deceptively simple. All you have to do, when strip away all the layers of motivation, disinterest, cravings, and urges, is
Richard di Natale, leader of the Australian Greens and underpayer of staff, recently announced the Australian Greens’ plan for cannabis legalisation – or
SMART Recovery Australia wishes to express our sincere congratulations to Leanne and the WA mental health team for winning the Families – Excellence in
Unless you’re colour-blind or live under a rock, you’ll notice that this weekend features St Patrick’s Day, when the 80-million strong Irish diaspora (and
Every modern Australian has seen the ongoing anti-tobacco campaign. The health harms of smoking tobacco are well-known: increased risk of cancer,
The end of December is always a busy period in the world of addiction. The "silly season" often features frequent Christmas parties, longer lunches, and,
To close out the resounding success of SMART Recovery Australia
This week, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed a shocking statistic: more Australians are misusing pharmaceuticals than any illicit
SMART Recovery Australia doesn
In a dramatic 180-degree turn from his previous position, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week announced the government
Matt runs our Northcote meeting, and in this week
As the Turnbull government introduces its mandatory drug testing policy for welfare recipients, I’ve spoken to a few people about SMART Recovery
A report on whether Australia could develop safer and more effective policy in relation to illicit drugs has been released by independent public
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The June Canavan Foundation is delighted to announce the provision of a $50,000 grant to the Netball Foundation to help empower marginalised girls through netball. The funds will be used to support the Confident Girls initiative, which uses netball as a tool to improve the m...
An extensive report on addiction in America has just been released by the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. The first-ever Surgeon
What is addiction? For the majority who have strong opinions on the matter, addiction is a disease. In fact it’s “a chronic relapsing brain disease”
There are over 175 SMART Recovery meetings happening every week across Australia, giving thousands of people free access to ongoing addiction support.
We’re excited to announce New Zealand has joined the SMART Recovery international community. The move came about after the SMART Recovery Board
While the majority of the SMART Facilitators in Australia are professionals working within drug and alcohol organisations, we
The NSW Government will invest $197 million in 2016-17 on drug and alcohol services including prevention and harm reduction programs across NSW. Assistant
The NSW Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) just wrapped up its annual conference at The Grace Hotel in Sydney on June 6 and 7. This year’s
The effectiveness of an overhaul of funding to target drug use in regional WA has been questioned, as the exact details of the package are yet to be
As part of the next stage of the Andrews Labor Government’s Ice Action Plan, more Victorians will have support to tackle the drug ice. The centrepiece of
Medicinal cannabis legalised in Victoria, child epilepsy patients to be given access from 2017 Victoria has become the first state in Australia to
Earlier this month, ABC Radio National program All in the Mind featured an episode ‘Breaking the ice’, where host Lynne Malcolm looked at how the
Dennis McLaughlin spent much of his working life in corporate IT. Several years ago, he decided to follow his passion, which is to help people afflicted
Exercise helps smokers with a high risk for cessation failure due to emotional distress finally kick the habit, according to psychologists at The
Hard evidence needs to be the basis upon which our drug policies are formulated, rather than emotion or politically-driven attitudes, according to John
I’m breaking up with the word "addict" and I hope you’ll do the same. "Addict" is one of those words that so many of us use, largely without pausing to
SMART Recovery Australia National Program Coordinator Josette Freeman was one of twenty industry professionals to take part in a specialised roundtable on
In 1956, the American Medical Association declared alcoholism a “disease.” More than half a century later, the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Results from the 2014–2015 Flux study of legal and illicit drug use among gay and bisexual men in Australia suggest recreational drug use is common but
A recent article published in The Lancet states that the use of common opioid painkillers such as codeine, morphine and oxycodone more than quadrupled in
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY: FIRST RESULTS As part of the survey, the Australia Bureau of Statistics produced this animated video to highlight findings on
Binge or daily drinking increases your risks of developing alcohol dependency, the clinical term for alcoholism. Eventually, if you continue these
Author: Fiona Nash, via smh.com.au Ice is a huge problem, and it will take help from the whole community to solve it, writes Fiona Nash, Minister for
06 December 2015 Today the Turnbull Government releases the National Ice Taskforce Final Report and the Commonwealth response. The Taskforce’s Report is a
This article first appeared in www.smh.com.au on Dec 3, 2015. Author: Amy Corderoy. The federal government
A day’s drive from Sydney and hundreds of kilometres from the nearest cinema, the picturesque town of Murrin Bridge, with its population of 200, doesn’t
This article first appeared on SMH.com on November 29, 2015 Author: Adam Morton It was the experience of an 18-year-old kid – drug-addled, broken and
The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) held it
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This article was originally published in Curtin University magazine, Cite, on the 12th of October, 2015 Author: Nikky Lee For Curtin University social
SMART Recovery Australia provides professional training courses for peers and professionals wanting to become SMART Recovery facilitators and start new
There are over 135 SMART Recovery meetings across Australia, and this number continues to grow. Here are some of the latest to have opened their doors. To
By Richard Branson It’s good to see UNODC have now engaged in this issue. However, I hope that they will remain strong in defending and implementing what
Following the tradition of SMART Recovery staff, particularly facilitator trainers, running their own voluntary SMART Recovery groups in the community,
THE national ice taskforce will reportedly recommend drug treatment and education over drug policing to deal with the problem. FORMER Victoria Police
SMART Recovery Australia provides professional training courses for individuals and organisations wanting to learn the SMART Recovery behavioural change
The consequences of alcohol, substance use and other addictive behaviours are far reaching. The yearly cost to Australians from harms associated with
This article first appeared in The Guardian Australia on 22 September, 2015 The author Alex Wodak is the president of the Australian Drug Law Reform
SMART Recovery Australia invites participants, facilitators, friends & family of anyone touched by addiction to join us at the Sydney Recovery Walk
Originally published in: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment April, 2015 - Volume 51, Pages 53–58 Authors: Peter J. Kelly, Ph.D, Frank P. Deane, Ph.D,
By Dr. Richard Juman via The Fix In an historic moment for the fields of addiction medicine and psychology, Harvard Medical School has appointed
Last month, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a National Ice Taskforce would be established to co-ordinate local, state and federal efforts against the
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Josette and Jim attended and presented at the Inaugural National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Conference (NIDAC) from the 16-18 June 2010. As a leading voice
“SMART Recovery is recommended as an evidence based program, please read on for further information.” . The National Institute for Health and Clinical
Our good friends at The Australian published a timely article on the 27th December regarding abstinence versus management in addictions, which
SMART Recovery Australia has established its own Research Advisory Committee, and the esteemed group has hit the ground running. The SMART Recovery
6 May 2007 COMPASS: A NEW MISSION Summary Four homeless men sign up for a chance to change their lives. They are offered places at a new centre run by
SMART Recovery Australia featured prominently in an article ‘It’s a dry argument: abstinence versus management in addictions’, by Ross Fitzgerald,
Recently SMART Recovery Australia and Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, joined forces to promote and maximise the health and wellbeing of individuals
Free 8 Week Family & Carer’s Support Program for people affected by the addictive behaviours of someone close to them. Being in a close relationship
A little over two years ago I came to SMART Recovery Australia a broken and shamed man. My life had spiralled out of control on both drug and alcohol
SMART help for overeating - and over-drinking Where do you go for help if overeating has become a habit that
Hello everyone, Welcome to the August 2015 edition of the June Canavan Foundation newsletter. This edition will cover the following topics: Invitation – Brunch and JCF update at the Canavan Gracie Recreational Park A weekend in Wangaratta with the Board Featured recipients – F...