SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training) is a science-based, self-empowering, and secular program designed to help individuals overcome substance use and various behavioral addictions. This non-12-step approach utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a 4-Point Program (Motivation, Coping with Urges, Managing Thoughts/Feelings/Behaviors, and Lifestyle ...

When I walked into Mountainside for the first time, I was overwhelmed with shame and uncertainty. I didn’t really understand what recovery was, and if I’m being honest, I wasn’t fully committed to it yet. This wasn’t the way that my life was supposed to go, but I also knew I couldn’t keep living the way I had been. I felt stuck in this place of wanting things to change, but b...

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a global, community-based, 12-step program for addiction recovery, established by Jimmy Kinnon in 1953 as an inclusive fellowship for all substance addictions. The program is spiritual, not religious, embracing a “Higher Power” and providing various free, voluntary-participation meetings (open and closed) where members can share their experience...