SMART Recovery

Steven Raycraft

Wednesday May 26, 2010

315 East Costilla

7:00 PM

Join the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs, 7:00 pm on Wednesday May 26th at the Gill Foundation Building 315 E. Costilla, as Steven Reycraft enlightens us as to the existence of an addiction recovery program based in sound science combined with rational thought.

Known as SMART Recovery (Self Management and Recovery Training) this program grew out of Rational Recovery and Rational Emotive Behaviorism founded by Albert Ellis. From their website at www.smartrecovery.org: SMART Recovery® is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group.Our participants learn tools for recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a worldwide community, which includes free, self-empowering, science-based mutual help groups. SMART Recovery® helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities.

Our Approach to Addiction Recovery... * Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance. * Works on alcoholism and addiction as a complex maladaptive behaviors with possible physiological factors. * Teaches tools and techniques for self-directed change. * Encourages individuals to recover from addiction and live satisfying lives. * Provides meetings that are educational and include open discussions. * Advocates the appropriate use of prescribed medications and psychological treatments. * Evolves as scientific knowledge in addiction recovery evolves. * Differs from Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other 12-step programs.

Everybody Welcome!