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Introduction to SMART Recovery® Online
Welcome!
This page will introduce you to the FOUR AREAS that make up SMART Recovery® Online.
Our online community provides resources for learning, online meetings, and addiction recovery support.
SMART Messageboard | Online Library | Text Chat Meetings | Voice Chat Meetings
1. SMART Recovery® Online Messageboard
The SMART Recovery Message Board is quite extensive, so don't
expect to grasp it all right away! Be patient and look your way around.
 The main sections of the SMART Recovery Message Board are:
Welcome to SMART (Feel free to introduce yourself in this section)
Discussions and Tools (This area is for any recovery or tool-related discussion)
Specialized Group Forums and Peer Support Groups
Social Forums
Register here for the SMART Recovery Messageboard
2. SMART Recovery® Online Library
The SMART Recovery Online Library is an excellent place to study SMART concepts, or
Tools, which are the cornerstone of the SMART philosophy. Within this area
of the site, Tools and Homework is a useful place to start.
The tools and concepts are discussed extensively in the online meetings, in chat,
and on the message board, so feel free to dig in and get a head start, if you choose!
Many people who come to
SMART start by doing a Cost-Benefit Analysis of their addiction.
3. Parachat Text Chat Room and Online Meetings
The SMART Chat
Room is open 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Because our members
are all over the world, there is almost always someone in the chat room.
You may find a casual or joking atmosphere when you enter the room.
However, if you have issues or want information, just tell us. SMART members and volunteers alike will be glad to help you.
Please Note: Registration on the Messageboard is required for access to the Parachat Room!
Once you are registered and logged into the Message Board, you can easily find the entry to the chatroom just below the banner on the left, as shown below.
The online text meetings are also located in the
Chat
Room. Check out the Online Meeting Schedule for dates and times.
Please Note: While you are more than welcome to start at any of our online meetings,
there are also meetings tailored to newcomers.
The dates and time for these introductory meetings can also be found on the Online Meeting Schedule.
The meetings are more structured than general chat. Each has a
host (or "Facilitator" in SMART terms) who runs the meeting. The meetings are 90
minutes long, and consists of an introduction, a check-in process, and then the main discussion portion of the meeting.
Here's what our chatroom looks like...
4. Paltalk Voice Chat Meetings
Information about the Paltalk voice chat meetings can be found on this page: SMART Recovery meetings at Paltalk.
Welcome to SMART Recovery® Online!
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