A critical early stage in the cycle of change is the establishment of a discrepancy between behaviour and a person’s values, or their goals. I’ve lost count of the number of people I’ve spoken to who don’t enjoy their drinking, gambling, or drug use any longer – they just do it out of habit, or…
Unless you live under a rock (or possibly outside Australia), you almost certainly know by now that Australia voted a loud, reverberating “Yes” to marriage equality. Members of SMART Recovery Australia, including Liam, Josette, Ryan, and Michael, attended the historic announcement at Alfred Park near Sydney’s Central Station. Upon arriving at the Collective Purpose office…
This last week saw the annual Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs conference take place in Melbourne. As a leading drug and alcohol recovery programs in the country, SMART Recovery Australia sent Dr Angela Argent, one of our national SMART coordinators, down with a whopping great poster and all her formidable charm. Over…
If you’re a resident of the Upper Hunter, you might have seen this story in the Hunter Valley News about our youth group running in Muswellbrook. This group caters specifically to the needs of people aged between 16 and 24, and takes place on Fridays at 2.00 in the afternoon. You can check out that meeting…
In a dramatic 180-degree turn from his previous position, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week announced the government’s plan to introduce a safe injecting room in North Richmond. The centre, which will run out of North Richmond Community Health, will be trialled over a two-month period in an attempt by the Andrews government to reduce the…
