About SMART Recovery International
As addiction has grown into a global epidemic, SMART Recovery has expanded into 35 countries offering meetings and a program to help individuals seeking to recover and families with loved ones needing support. SMART Recovery International was formed in 2018 to Grow, Connect & Support and Unlock Potential across the global SMART Recovery community.
Our Mission
To make SMART Recovery available to people of every culture and place in life who want freedom from addiction using the power within themselves and support from a caring global community. To ensure that the SMART program always combines the best science and experience of recovery through training, instruction and technology, wherever we hold meetings, be they online, in cities, villages or rural communities.
Our Vision
An addiction-free world where people strive together to lead the best life for themselves, their families and their communities.
Our Values
Empowerment: Everyone has the power of choice and can choose to change unhelpful or harmful behaviours.
Acceptance: People are not their behaviours so stigmatising language like ‘addict’ and ‘alcoholic’ is not used.
Accessibility: People seeking recovery are empowered to choose what works best for them from a ‘tool box’ of methods demonstrated in meetings and also available on line and in manuals.
Openness: People are free to engage with other services or groups, there is no one path to recovery.
Liberation: People are free to move on and pursue other goals in life once a balanced lifestyle is achieved.