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Published stories, reflections, and research from across the community.
Explore how celebrity influence is shaping young people’s attitudes to gambling, and learn how families and communities can respond with support.
Explore Digital Addiction in young Australians – signs, stats and smart recovery tools to help reclaim balance in screen-driven lives.
SMART Recovery Australia Celebrates 20 Years with National Awards Night as Member Base Triples.
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
SMART Recovery Australia A Letter from Tony Wales AM
Bon Voyage, Ryan SMART Recovery Australia Sadly, Ryan McGlaughlin, our Executive Director has moved on from SMART Recovery Australia. Ryan has been
SMART Recovery International SMART Global Research Advisory Committee Webinar #2 https://youtu.be/uM4e_ME5bCY These are exciting times for addiction and
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 International SMART Global Research Advisory Committee Webinar Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_075n0sng The SMART Global Research
Webinar Using cognitive training to improve client outcomes in addiction treatment Associate Professor Victoria Manning SMART Recovery Australia Research
Webinar Motivational Interviewing: Guiding clients to make beneficial changes Dr Robert Fullerton Clinical Psychologist This webinar was published by the
#OverdoseAware2021 International Overdose Awareness Day Staff SMART Recovery Australia International Overdose Awareness Day is held on 31 August every
Webinars Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Health & Alcohol Presenters: Liz Dale and Dr Sharynne Hamilton WEBINAR: Strengths-based approaches:
Research Thinking about your smoking? Professor Amanda Baker Clinical Psychologist and proud member of the SMART Recovery Global and Australian Research
Research News - July 2021 A big month for SMART
WEBINAR The role of peer support in treatment The role of peer support in treatment: The latest on research and practice Watch Associate Professor
WEBINAR Methamphetamine and Mutual Support Presented by Dr Alison Beck Methamphetamine and mutual support: A mixed methods exploration of SMART Recovery
SMART Track App New SMART Recovery app to help people manage addictive behaviour AppStore AppStore https://youtu.be/vMo2I-ESKLk Why SMART Track? Track
WEBINAR Walkthrough of new SMART Recovery app - SMART Track Presented Dr Alison Beck VIDEO: Demonstation of SMART Recovery App -
WEBINAR WATCH: Feasibility study of SMART Track App Presented Dr Alison Beck Information on Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) plus feedback in SMART
ENDING STIGMA SMART partners with Rethink Addiction SMART Recovery Australia joins Rethink Addiction campaign With the ground-breaking SBS
WEBINAR Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Health + Alcohol Presenters: Liz Dale and Lynette Bullen WEBINAR: How mainstream approaches work for
WEBINAR SMART Recovery: A summary of the research Presented by Dr Peter Kelly Presented by Dr Peter Kelly, Deputy Director - Head of Research, School of
The following is reposted with permission from Newtown Neighbourhood Centre’s mailing list. I love a quiet achiever. If we were to hand out awards
SMART Recovery Australia recently hosted an exclusive live interview with Dr Carlo DiClemente, the co-creator of the Stages of Change Model, which is a key component of the SMART Recovery program.
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
VIDEO | An interview with Dr Joe Gerstein – Founding President of SMART Recovery SMART Recovery Australia recently sat down with SMART Recovery Founding
Please join us for this amazing opportunity where we invited co-founder of Motivational Interviewing Dr William R Miller to join SMART Recovery
A huge part of the SMART Recovery program’s success is our rock-solid research base. This required a deep understanding of what makes the program work,
The SMART Recovery program was one of many mutual aid programs examined in Elizabeth Dale
Chicago, Illinois. It’s famous for deep-dish pizza, the ill-fated (until very recently) Chicago Cubs, being the home of former US President Barack Obama,
Kim is an experienced Executive Manager with significant leadership and management capabilities developed over three decades of working in the community
In what’s often referred to as the “postcode lottery”, access to drug treatment programs for Australians varies widely based on their location. People in
Odds are you’re reading this on your mobile phone. We don’t know that for sure - you might be reading this on a desktop or laptop computer, or a tablet -
“I need a drink to relax”. You’ve heard it before - you’ve probably heard it this week! Many people report that a drink at the end of a hard week, or day,
Last week, the suppression order on Australian media regarding the conviction (currently under appeal) of Cardinal George Pell - once the third-highest
SMART Recovery Australia cut a striking, significant presence at last week’s VAADA Conference in Melbourne. The biannual VAADA conference is one of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyj2_8XY3WE Tony Wales, notable Australian philanthropist and businessman, will be awarded the Order of Australia on
Australian summer, like clockwork, brings with it sweltering heat, the droning chorus of cicadas, an onslaught of tourist dollars, and our annual
We have lost the so-called war on drugs, but the battle rages on and Australians are being made to live in the wreckage. Drug-induced deaths have
Have you ever been angry with yourself? A frequent experience for those in recovery when unravelling their beliefs and behaviours is to think "I shouldn
SMART Recovery Australia is very proud to announce the next phase of our Routine Outcome Monitoring project. Building from a previous systematic review,
As you may know, we run annual Refresher training for our facilitators to compare experiences, discuss strategies, and troubleshoot any issues they might
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S8ejuSyz1I&feature=youtu.be Every so often, SMART Recovery Australia runs a webinar aimed at our facilitators
SMART Recovery Australia is committed to the philosophy and practice of harm minimisation. For us, harm minimisation means prioritising and advancing the
Congratulations to the SRAU Research Advisory Committee for picking up the Excellence in Research and Evaluation category of the Alcohol and Other Drugs
Our scheduled webinar for today has been postponed. You can register for the new date here:
Many people suffering from issues related to addictive behaviour have co-occurring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In fact, many people battling PTSD
There are several different stages at which an individual is at in terms of recovery. For SMART Recovery, these are pre-contemplation, contemplation,
There’s no such thing as an ideal time to quit, or an ideal time to create change in your life. Change can be chaotic and traumatising, and the safety of
We
In this interview, one of our newest members of the SMART Recovery Australia Board discusses gender-sensitive care, her own story, and the #MeNoMore
It’s not uncommon, in the media, to hear certain substances described as “hard drugs”. Some drugs, or so the story goes, are “softer” than others, while
Every modern Australian has seen the ongoing anti-tobacco campaign. The health harms of smoking tobacco are well-known: increased risk of cancer,
When you think of Portugal, you might think of their dominant national football team (or the dominant personality of their star player, one Cristiano
A critical early stage in the cycle of change is the establishment of a discrepancy between behaviour and a person
Unless you live under a rock (or possibly outside Australia), you almost certainly know by now that Australia voted a loud, reverberating “Yes” to
This last week saw the annual Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs conference take place in Melbourne. As a leading drug and alcohol
If you
In a dramatic 180-degree turn from his previous position, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week announced the government
I recently sat down with our Fundraising & Donor Liaison Manager, who wanted to share some fundraising tips with our facilitators across the country.
Josette Freeman, our Senior National Coordinator and pivotal early adopter of SMART Recovery in Australia, recently attended the international Cutting
For this week
Recently, the tragic case of the young British man who died of a blood clot deep in the midst of a mammoth twelve-hour gaming session hit the news. The
Have you seen Johann Hari
You may remember Matt Scarce from an earlier blog post about his recently completed adventure across the Queensland coast. Matt, armed only with a
Angela Argent works at SMART Recovery HQ as National Coordinator. Part of her role involves training community members to become SMART Facilitators. She
Giving people the tools to take control of addictive behaviours is the foundation of a free community program being delivered in Newcastle. SMART Recovery
Australia tops its fair share of lists, including hosting the deadliest animals on earth and, perhaps paradoxically, some of the world’s most livable
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”
I shot heroin and cocaine while attending Columbia in the 1980s, sometimes injecting many times a day and leaving scars that are still visible. I kept
Rachel McLaughlin is one of our star SMART Recovery facilitators based in Victoria. She has years of great experience running SMART meetings in inner-city
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
Exercise helps smokers with a high risk for cessation failure due to emotional distress finally kick the habit, according to psychologists at The
Matthew was 14 when he first began using methamphetamine. Sometimes he used it with his friends; other times he would use it with his mother. "I first
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
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY: FIRST RESULTS As part of the survey, the Australia Bureau of Statistics produced this animated video to highlight findings on
Following a thorough four-year study involving NSW inmates, the SMART Recovery program (and its prison-adapted equivalent, Getting SMART), has proven to
When we consider addiction, many people
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
The Project’s Waleed Aly has pointed out why the Australian government’s tough stance on ice was never going to work and why we’re losing the war on
This article appeared in the Manly Daily, Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate, and the Liverpool Leader in September, 2015 Author: Rebecca Isaacs
Dr. G. Alan Marlatt is the founder and director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, where he developed the
The SMART Recovery Australia team has participated in and attended several key drug and alcohol forums and conferences across Australia over recent
One in five of us - around 3.5 million Australians - will have problems with alcohol abuse and dependence at some point in our lives, according to new
A group of students studying SMART Recovery in China created a movie that dramatizes addictions and behaviors that are of concern to young people, and how
Since commencing in the role of Executive Director of SMART Recovery Australia in late 2013, it is clear to me that SMART Recovery has significant respect
Programs and projects Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART Recovery) is a community based, not for profit charity, set up to promote and support