SMART RECOVERY USA INC
7304 MENTOR AVE, MENTOR, OH 44060 smartrecovery.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE FROM HARMFUL ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES OR ACTIVITIES THROUGH OUR 4-POINT PROGRAM, WHICH USES PRINCIPLES AND TOOLS FROM THE EVIDENCE-BASED COGNITIVE AND MOTIVATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIES MOST WIDELY USED IN ADDICTION TREATMENT; THESE INCLUDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), RATIONAL-EMOTIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (REBT), MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI) AND COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT AND FAMILY TRAINING (CRAFT). SMART FAMILY & FRIENDS MEETINGS USE THE 4-POINT PROGRAM (FOR MANAGING EMOTIONAL UPSETS) AND CRAFT TECHNIQUES TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE TO MANAGE THE SIGNIFICANT STRESS FROM HAVING LOVED ONES WITH ADDICTION PROBLEMS. ALSO, THEY LEARN NON-CONFRONTATIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE MEASURES TO HELP THEIR LOVED ONES SEEK TREATMENT. SMART'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DRIVEN: 1)TO HELP END INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUFFERING CAUSED BY ADDICTION BY PROVIDING A SELF-EMPOWERING PROGRAM AND SUPPORT FROM A COMMUNITY OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS. SELF-MANAGEME

1)TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO OVERCOME ANY ADDICTION THROUGH OUR PROPRIETARY SCIENCE-BASED 4-POINT PROGRAM. SMART SERVICES AND SUPPORT ARE OFFERED AT NO COST THROUGH MORE THAN 3,000 WEEKLY GROUP MEETINGS WORLDWIDE, IN PERSON AND ONLINE. SMART STANDS FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY TRAINING, REFLECTING OUR EMPHASIS ON SELF-EMPOWERMENT. 2)TO OFFER FACILITATOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR PROGRAMS THAT SERVE TEENS, ADULTS, INMATES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, MILITARY VETERANS, AND THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALL TYPES OF ADDICTION. OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN TAILORED TO REACH A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INTERESTED VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTICIPANTS WHO USED THE SMART PROGRAM IN THEIR OWN RECOVERY.

SMART RECOVERY IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH SELF-EMPOWERING AND SCIENCE-BASED SUPPORT-IN THE U.S. AND THE WORLD. IN 2019, WE COMPLETED A DECADE OF EXTENSIVE GROWTH IN WHICH WE HELPED COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA ADDRESS AN EPIDEMIC OF ADDICTION AND DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. THROUGH A SEVEN-FOLD INCREASE IN WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS SINCE 2010, SMART USA EXTENDED ITS RECOVERY AND LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT TO WELL OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PER YEAR. SMART HAS EMERGED AS A MAJOR FORCE IN THE MOVEMENT TO END THIS EPIDEMIC. SAVING LIVES FROM THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC SMART'S GROWTH HAS ESPECIALLY SUPPORTED PEOPLE NEEDING THE GOLD-STANDARD OF CARE FOR OPIOID ADDICTION: PSYCHOSOCIAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT). WITH MORE THAN 45,000 AMERICANS DYING FROM OPIOID OVERDOSES EACH YEAR, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THIS TREATMENT BE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE TO ENSURE A SAFE RECOVERY THAT MINIMIZES THE RISK OF FATAL OVERDOSES, WHICH MAT PROVIDES. MANY PEOPLE UNDERGOING MAT, HOWEVER, FIND THAT SOME RECOVERY PROGRAMS STIGMATIZE THEM AS NOT BEING "IN RECOVERY- OR "CLEAN." SMART PEER SUPPORT MEETINGS PROVIDE A WARM WELCOME AND SAFE, NON-JUDGMENTAL RECOVERY SUPPORT. AS PART OF OUR SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION, SMART HAS ALWAYS WELCOMED ANYONE USING LEGALLY PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS, WHETHER TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OR SUPPORT RECOVERY. SMART 4-POINT PROGRAM AND THERAPEUTIC TOOLS SURVEYS OF VOLUNTEERS AND MEETING PARTICIPANTS SHOWED THEY ARE ATTRACTED BY THE PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ELIMINATING SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR PROVIDED BY THE SMART RECOVERY 4-POINT PROGRAM: 1.BUILD AND MAINTAIN MOTIVATION TO OVERCOME ADDICTIVE AND OTHER PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR. 2.COPE WITH URGES TO PREVENT REGRESSING BACK TO HARMFUL BEHAVIOR. 3.MANAGE THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS TO PREVENT RELAPSES AND EXTREME EMOTIONAL UPSETS. 4.LEAD A BALANCED LIFE, REPLACING THE ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR. THIS CHANGE IS PARAMOUNT IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION. MANY PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY BENEFITED FROM SMART RECOVERY TOOLS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS (CBA) DEMONSTRATES HOW THE INSTANT GRATIFICATION FROM PROBLEM DRINKING OR DRUGGING IS FAR OUTWEIGHED BY THE LONG-TERM COSTS (FINANCIAL DISTRESS, FAILED RELATIONSHIPS, JOB LOSS, IMPRISONMENT, AND HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT CAN LEAD TO DEATH). SMART TOOLS SUCH AS THE CBA WORK WELL AS GROUP EXERCISES IN MEETINGS, AND PEOPLE OFTEN USE THEM ON THEIR OWN FOR A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. MANY PEOPLE ALSO USE SMART MEETINGS TO ADDRESS OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES BECAUSE ITS SELF-EMPOWERING APPROACH AND TOOLS CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. TRAINING MEETING FACILITATORS AND PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEERS. IN 2019, SMART RECOVERY PROVIDED EXTENSIVE TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO FACILITATE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR SMART USA'S RIGOROUS 20-HOUR VOLUNTEER FACILITATOR ONLINE TRAINING COURSE, WHICH TEACHES COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY CONCEPTS AND TOOLS WIDELY USED IN ADDICTION TREATMENT. THE TRAINING ALSO TEACHES ESSENTIAL MEETING MANAGEMENT SKILLS, INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN HELPING PEOPLE DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES TO STOP ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR. SMART TRAINS FACILITATORS TO HELP PEOPLE FOCUS ON THE PRESENT AND FUTURE-WHAT THEY CAN DO NOW AND GOING FORWARD TO ADVANCE THEIR RECOVERY. IN THIS TRAINING, NEW VOLUNTEERS LEARN THAT LABELS SUCH AS "ADDICT," "ALCOHOLIC," "DRUNK," "JUNKIE,- AND WORSE CAN STIGMATIZE AND UNDERMINE THE MOTIVATION TO RECOVER. SMART DISCOURAGES THE USE OF LABELS WHILE FOCUSING ON ADDICTION AS A BEHAVIORAL PROBLEM THAT CAN BE CORRECTED. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROFESSIONAL ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM, DESIGNED FOR RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS. WE HAVE FOUND THERE IS A GROWING DEMAND AMONG ADDICTION RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW SMART WORKS, SEEKING SELF-EMPOWERING TOOLS TO INCORPORATE INTO THEIR PRACTICE. MANY LAUNCH SMART MEETINGS FOR THEIR PATIENTS TO START THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY. CLIENTS CAN CONTINUE USING SMART COGNITIVE AND MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS AND ACCESS SMART PEER SUPPORT VIA LOCAL MEETINGS OR ONLINE MEETINGS FOR ONGOING SUPPORT ONCE TREATMENT HAS ENDED. THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGISTS, LICENSED COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS, AND STUDENTS ASPIRING TO WORK IN THE FIELD. ONSITE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS. WE SAW A SHARP INCREASE IN REQUESTS FOR ONSITE TRAINING IN TREATMENT CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN 2019 TO TRAIN STAFF ON HOW TO INCORPORATE SMART MEETINGS INTO THEIR ONGOING TREATMENT OPTIONS, ONLINE IMPACT AND INNOVATION IN 2019, SMART USA'S ON-LINE COMMUNITY (SROL; SMARTRECOVERY.ORG/COMMUNITY/), CONTINUED TO GROW AND INNOVATE, AS IT HAS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES SINCE THE WORLD WIDE WEB WENT PUBLIC. IN 2019, SMART ADOPTED A VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM FOR WEEKLY ONLINE MEETINGS, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO INTERACT FACE-TO-FACE AS THEY DO AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY MEETING. THE INCREASE IN CAPACITY GAINED BY MOVING TO A MORE ROBUST MEETING PLATFORM, COMBINED WITH A 30% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ONLINE MEETINGS, TRIPLED OUR WEEKLY PARTICIPATION TO MORE THAN 3,500 PEOPLE. OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY INCLUDES MEETINGS FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS, COUPLES, TEENS, MILITARY VETERANS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO SEX AND EATING. SMART'S ONLINE COMMUNITY OFFERS MORE SPECIALIZED HELP THROUGH MESSAGE BOARDS FEATURING MYRIAD FORUMS FOR TOPICS INCLUDING EACH OF THE 4 POINTS, SMART TOOLS, DEALING WITH GRIEF DURING RECOVERY, PARENTHOOD, SELF-HARM, AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, ALONG WITH ADDICTION TO GAMBLING, SEX, OPIATES, MARIJUANA, COCAINE, AND OTHER DRUGS. A SPECIAL GROUP FORUM IS DEVOTED TO HELPING PEOPLE STOP SMOKING. THE SMART ONLINE COMMUNITY PROVIDES 24/7/365 SUPPORT AND CONTINUES TO ATTRACT A GROWING NUMBER OF NEW USERS, TOTALING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION IN 2019. OUR ONLINE MEETINGS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WORLDWIDE. THEY ARE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED BY PEOPLE IN REMOTE AREAS AND THOSE WHO LACK TRANSPORTATION OR CANNOT LEAVE HOME DUE TO CHILDCARE/ELDERCARE RESPONSIBILITIES. SMART USA PUBLISHES TOP-RANKED ADDICTION BLOG THE SMART RECOVERY BLOG IS A VALUABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION FOR PEOPLE SEEKING HELP, RANKING AS THE NUMBER ONE DRUG ADDICTION BLOG, ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS (HTTPS://BLOG.FEEDSPOT.COM/DRUG_ADDICTION_BLOGS/). THE WIDE-RANGING TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE "PRODUCTIVE WORRYING" FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, "BINGE DRINKING VS. HEAVY DRINKING," "MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING," PERSONAL SUCCESS STORIES, AND PODCASTS BY LEADING PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD OF ADDICTION RECOVERY. MANY 2019 BLOGS PROFILED LONG-TIME SMART VOLUNTEERS, SHARING INSIGHTS INTO THEIR RECOVERY JOURNEYS AND HOW THEY HELP OTHERS. IN 2019, SMART ALSO CONSOLIDATED AND EXPANDED ITS MANY YOUTUBE PRESENTATIONS IN ONE LOCATION: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/SMARTRECOVERY. HERE, PEOPLE CAN VIEW IN-DEPTH PRESENTATIONS BY LEADING ADDICTION SCIENTISTS, ALONG WITH SHORT VIDEOS THAT INSTRUCT PEOPLE HOW TO USE SMART TOOLS. NEW RESOURCES FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SMART USA INTRODUCED TWO NEW RESOURCES IN 2019 FOR INMATES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES WHO NEED HELP RECOVERING FROM ADDICTIVE AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. BOTH ARE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES THAT UPDATE THE SMART INSIDEOUT PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN USED IN HUNDREDS OF FACILITIES WORLDWIDE SINCE IT WAS DEVELOPED TWO DECADES AGO WITH 1 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE. "LEARN INSIDEOUT FAST: A SHORT-TERM COURSE" CONDENSES THE PROGRAM TO 12-MEETINGS FOR JAILS WHERE PEOPLE SERVE SHORT SENTENCES OR AWAIT SENTENCING OR TRIALS. A COURSE FOR SUCCESSFUL LIFE SKILLS, INCLUDING SMART RECOVERY INSIDEOUT TOOLS, SHOWS HOW ANYONE CAN USE SMART IN A PRACTICAL AND HOLISTIC MANNER TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES, INCLUDING GUIDANCE ON SEEKING WORK, EARNING AND MANAGING MONEY, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF SMART RECOVERY SMART RECOVERY USA LED THE 2019 CELEBRATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SILVER ANNIVERSARY, GROWING FROM A FLEDGLING COMMUNITY WITH 42 MEETINGS IN THE U.S. TO A GLOBAL MOVEMENT WITH WELL OVER 3,000 MEETINGS IN MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES. THE CELEBRATION SPOTLIGHTED THE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP PEOPLE RECOVER USING MEETINGS AND PROGRAM TOOLS, ALONG WITH THE PROFESSIONALS AND ADDICTION SCIENTISTS WHO DESIGNED AND CONTINUE TO UPDATE SMART WITH INNOVATIONS IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. THE CELEBRATION CULMINATED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO, ATTENDED BY A RECORD 200 PEOPLE, AND LIVE-STREAMED HUNDREDS MORE WORLDWIDE. THE EVENT FEATURE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS BY RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND POLICYMAKERS, INCLUDING: - CARLO DI CLEMENTE, PH.D., PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, CO-DEVELOPER OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE, DIRECTOR OF THE MDQUIT TOBACCO RESOURCE CENTER, AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.

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