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3rd Quarter/Oct 2018
SMART Recovery Quarterly Newsletter is Now Available! |
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ā¢ President's Letter: Joe Gerstein discusses some major new developments: acceptance of SMART Recovery's InsideOut Program in the California and Texas prison systems; an exciting new research study made possible by a new grant from the NIH. The grant is for a comparative study of attendees with a primary alcohol misuse problem, who are starting a new recovery attempt and are attending SMART Recovery meetings or Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
ā¢ Updates on Federal Funding Appeals
ā¢ Upcoming Webinars
ā¢ and more Continue Reading |
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Welcome, Mark Ruth, SMARTās New Executive Director! |
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Please help us welcome our new executive director as he begins his journey with SMART and continues his non-profit work. Mark comes to us with extensive business and non-profit leadership and is ready to serve and promote the growth of the organization. Markās care and compassion for people, including his past work with addiction counselors will benefit our SMART community at all levels. Check out page 4 of the latest News & Views to get to know Mark!
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SMART Recovery was recently mentioned in a Dear Abby column! Dear Abby has a worldwide readership of more than 110 million followers who come to her for sound, compassionate advice, delivered with the straightforward style of a good friend.
A 28-year old with a serious drinking problem wrote to Abby seeking advice for a secular recovery solution. Abby responded with two non-religious recommendations, one of them being SMART Recovery. [ Read More ] |
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Recovery Month...send us your photos |
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A big THANK YOU! to all who jumped at the chance to order a SMART T-shirt. It was great to see so many of you at the conference last month and we look forward to seeing your photos from other Recovery Month events!
Weād love to showcase āSMART prideā in the next issue of News & Views. Please send your photos by October 14, to socialmedia@smartrecovery.org.
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We had an outstanding turnout at this yearās conference with a record number of attendees.
Thank you to our Conference Committee and to all of our amazing Arizona volunteers who dedicated their time and skills to help make this event a success.
Weāre already looking forward to next yearās conference, where weāll be celebrating our Silver Anniversary!
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SMART Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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