WARSAW — It can be a hard road when your family member or loved one is struggling with addiction, but there are resources available to help aid in the healing process.

The local support group Family Support for the Addiction Crisis at Home is one resource available, catering to friends and families whose loved ones are currently struggling with, or have struggled with addiction.

“We use the SMART Recovery method which is a science based alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Johnson Recovery,” states Courtney Jenkins who runs the group.

SMART Recovery is a four-point system, focused on building and maintaining motivation, coping with urges, managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors and living a balanced life.

Differing from 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, which can be defined by accepting powerlessness, programs like SMART are self-empowering and encourage individuals to take charge of their lives and leave addiction behind.

“In the meetings we learn ways to cope, strategies to help us better communicate, ways we can prevent enabling and most importantly we find support and strength through one another. Loving someone who has struggled with addiction can be a lonely and overwhelming road, our goal is to bring people together to provide hope,” says Jenkins.

If you are interested in receiving support and to learn ways to help cope with addiction, Family Support for the Addiction Crisis at Home will be meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at CafeMod, 2858 Frontage Road, Warsaw, in the Carson’s plaza.

You can view the group’s Facebook page for detailed event information or go online to discover more about SMART Recovery.