Substance Abuse Family Education - SAFE

06/20/2026

11 Tips and Ways to Deal with Urges and Cravings to Drink. Link: https://smartrecovery.org/blog/11-tips-and-ways-to-deal-with-urges-and-cravings-to-drink
In this article, we provide 11 empirically validated ways to help you manage urges and cravings:
~ Keep Track
~ Avoid Triggers to Drinking (or over-drinking)
~ Distract Yourself
~ Question the Urge
~ The DISARM Method
~ Drink Refusal
~ Medications
~ Meditation
~ Urge Surfing
~ Studying the Urge
~ Countering the Urge

06/09/2026

Access to healthcare shouldn't depend on navigating unnecessary barriers.

Join our partners at the Legal Action Center for a timely webinar on the new Medicaid work reporting requirements and what they could mean for people with substance use disorders and those returning home after incarceration.

Learn what's changing, who may be impacted, and what advocates can do to protect access to care.

📅 June 16, 2026�🔗 bit.ly/JuneLAC16

06/08/2026

Start your week knowing that whatever your change process is, it is always respected at SMART. Check out a SMART meeting and find out for yourself: https://meetings.smartrecovery.org/

05/28/2026

SMART is proud to announce that we have received a large grant to continue our self-empowering, science-based work in the state of North Carolina! Read the press release here:
https://6982042.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6982042/NC%20grant%20press%20release%20FINAL%205_11_26-1.pdf

05/25/2026

If you have a loved one who needs help, call us. We would be honored to point her to Jesus, the One who can!

05/21/2026

Want to stop harmful drinking? AA versus SMART Recovery. Link: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/want-to-stop-harmful-drinking-aa-versus-smart-recovery-202409053068
"Ready to address excessive drinking in your life? Many people find peer support helps them take steps toward recovery. Two well-known self-help organizations built around peer support are Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART Recovery). While some people seeking recovery even attend both programs, others forego both options."

05/04/2026

Behavior is communication, and often someone’s behavior - as dysfunctional as it may be at times - is communicating a perceived need. Instead of us quickly passing judgment on a person due to their behavior, we should make an effort to understand why the person is behaving the way that they are in the first place.
Mental illness is complicated, and people with mental health disorders can be very confusing at times. We should take an hour to research a behavior before we start passing judgment on someone because of how they are behaving. There are too many things to know, and there's too much misinformation out there. It's very much worth the time and effort. Fight the stigma.

05/01/2026