Get support with an addiction
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Get peer support
If you have quit alcohol or drugs, it can help to talk to others with experience of addiction who can support you through recovery. They often offer online or face-to-face meetings.
There are two main types of recovery meetings. Both have helped people recover from addiction.
Fellowship meetings like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Fellowship meetings offer a spiritual 12 step process for recovery. In meetings, people share their addiction story and their journey to sobriety.
- Find a Cocaine Anonymous meeting
- Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
- Find a Gamblers Anonymous meeting
SMART recovery meetings
SMART recovery meetings focus on the addictive behaviour, not the substance itself. They concentrate on setting goals for the present and future, not focussing on the past.
The meetings use evidence-based tools and techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.