Kathleen Ratcliff, executive director for Upstream Prevention, discusses substance use disorder during the “Responding to Addiction” workshop in 2024 at the Greenwood Public Library. Upstream ...

SMART Recovery is a self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Participants learn tools for addiction recovery from the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community ...

Throughout the pandemic, the lives of so many people have been turned sideways and upside down. For some, the challenges are overwhelming. AHM Youth and Family Services’ Clinical Director Megan ...

Douglas County SMART Program participants and facilitators are pictured at the end of their Zoom meeting on Dec. 30. Two years ago, Matt J. desperately wanted to stop drinking alcohol. His wife had ...

People looking for help in reducing their alcohol and other substance use often turn to 12-step programs. But while research shows that LGBTQ individuals are more likely to struggle with substance use ...

The SMART Recovery program, which has only been in existence nationwide for less than a decade, was brought to Mankato because Blue Earth County was looking for other referral options for alcohol, ...

SCC held its second-ever SMART meeting on Wednesday. Since the program is still new, and promotional material had yet to be approved by the college, the meeting had only two attendees: Bolin and Brian ...