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Old Mar 05, 2013, 06:18 PM
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you can look into SMART Recovery. It is a CBT-based alternative to a 12-step program. I just learned about it last week when looking into alternatives to a 12-step program (I have huge issues with a lot of it, but really like the idea of a sponsor). The SMART meeting locally turned out not to be for me, but the concepts could be useful. I think a lot of the individual meetings vary based on the personality of the facilitator, which will likely make most meetings better than the one I went to... of course, that meeting may have worked for someone else, but it triggered a lot of family-dynamics issues in me, so I was unable to benefit...
But I digress, if you search for SMART Recovery, you will find a national website, which also offers online meetings, and links to local sites and meetings...