Renz Center offers self-empowerment support program

Elgin, IL - Community residents are invited to participate in SMART Recovery, an anonymous self-management training support program that emphasizes self-empowerment for all types of addictive behaviors.

An alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous, SMART Recovery emphasizes building and maintaining motivation, coping with urges, managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and living a balanced life.

This free program begins Nov. 9 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will continue to meet every Monday at the Hanover Township Resource Center, 1535 Burgundy Parkway in Streamwood.

Addictive behavior is over-involvement with substance use (e.g., psychoactive substances of all kinds, including alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, food, illicit drugs, and prescribed medications), or over-involvement with activities (e.g., gambling, sexual behavior, eating, spending, relationships, exercise, etc.).

SMART Recovery is facilitated by a licensed Renz Addiction Counseling Center counselor, and is open to all individuals 18 years of age or older. Registration is not necessary; walk-ins welcome.

Renz Center provides a continuum of care dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of addictive behaviors related to alcohol, drugs, and gambling. Services range from prevention programs for youth in the schools to outpatient treatment programs for adolescents and adults. Offices are located in Elgin, St. Charles, and Streamwood.

Renz Addiction Counseling Center is a nonprofit organization funded in part by the federal government, Central Kane County United Way, The Illinois Department of Human Services, Hanover Township, Geneva, and St. Charles 708 boards and other local community organizations.

To find out more about Renz Center's programs, call (847) 742-3545 or visit www.renzcenter.org.