SMART recovery for teen, adolescent, and young adult substance use
Embark provides Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) to help teens, adolescents, and young adults with addiction and substance use.
The SMART program empowers them to take control of their recovery by addressing their thoughts, feelings, and urges.
What is SMART recovery?
SMART Recovery, or Self-Management and Recovery Training, helps adolescents, teenagers, and young adults control their urges and complete their addiction recovery.
This program combines several therapeutic approaches to change negative thought patterns and offer emotional support.
Key SMART recovery tools include:
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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT):
DBT helps youth, teens, and young adults replace negative thoughts with positive ones and develop healthy coping strategies.
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Group and family support:
SMART Recovery includes support from group sessions and family involvement, offering a strong network for youth, teens, and young adults in therapy.
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Emotional coping strategies:
SMART Recovery teaches teens and young adults self-help practical skills that empower them to manage their addictive behaviors by addressing the underlying thoughts and feelings that drive their addiction.
What addictive behavior can SMART recovery help treat in adolescents, teens, and young adults?
At Embark, we understand that addictive behaviors vary in form and intensity. SMART Recovery offers youth, adolescents, teens, and young adults the tools and support needed to overcome substance use and other addictions.
SMART Recovery helps with various types of addictive behaviors, including:
Substance use and abuse
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Alcohol
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Caffeine
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Food
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Illicit drugs
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Nicotine
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Prescription medications
Addictive activities
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Eating disorders
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Excessive exercise
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Gambling
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Internet and video game use
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Unhealthy relationships
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Self-harm
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Sexual behavior
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Overspending
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What are the benefits of SMART Recovery addiction treatment for adolescents, teens, and young adults?
Key Benefits of SMART Recovery include:
Impulse control and resilience
Young people learn to recognize and accept impulses as a natural part of recovery, helping them resist urges to engage in harmful behaviors like drinking or drug use.
Practical tools for everyday challenges
Adolescents, teens, and young adults apply SMART Recovery lessons to real-life situations, replacing self-destructive thoughts with healthy, rational ones.
Goal setting and patience
The program helps youth, teens, and young adults set achievable goals, fostering patience and persistence throughout their recovery journey.
Self-discipline and responsibility
Participants develop essential self-discipline, motivation, and responsibility for long-term recovery and a fulfilling life.
See how SMART recovery has helped other youth, teens, and young adults
We understand finding the right therapy for your youth, teen or young adult can be difficult.
Embark’s programs are led by compassionate, clinically-trained professionals who are deeply committed to providing high-quality mental health services.
See how we’ve helped other youth, teens and young adults find healing through SMART Recovery.
We accept hundreds of insurance plans across all 50 states
We work with most insurance providers. Contact us, and we’ll help you find an insurance option that works for your family.
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