Core pathway
SMART Recovery
A secular, self-empowering recovery approach using practical tools for motivation, urges, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and balanced living.
Recovery pathways
Find recovery support that fits the person.
AA and NA remain central on Sober Network. This hub adds serious alternatives and complements: secular, faith-based, Buddhist and mindfulness, women-focused, MAT-friendly, Indigenous/cultural, online, in-person, harm-reduction, family support, and sober activity pathways.
AA/NA stay first
The main city directory still prioritizes the meeting and facility paths most people ask for.
Official locators
Each pathway links to official meeting finders or official program resources when available.
Not medical advice
These pages explain options. Treatment decisions belong with licensed professionals.
Careful moderation
Reduced drinking can reduce harm for many people, but moderation is not safe for everyone.
How to choose
Start with fit, safety, and access
Good recovery design is practical: it helps someone narrow the next step without pretending every path works for every person.
Belief fit
Compare secular, spiritual, Christian, Buddhist, or culturally grounded communities.
Medical fit
MAT-friendly support matters for people using prescribed recovery medications.
Format fit
Online meetings can bridge privacy, transportation, disability, and scheduling barriers.
Risk fit
Withdrawal, severe AUD, pregnancy, or repeated loss of control call for medical guidance.
Filters
Browse by fit
Filters describe orientation and access. They are not clinical recommendations.
No pathways match that filter yet.
First build
Core pathways
The first set makes Sober Network more useful immediately while keeping AA and NA as the familiar front door.
Core pathway
Recovery Dharma / Buddhist Recovery
A peer-led recovery path that uses meditation, mindfulness, Buddhist teachings, and community support.
Core pathway
Celebrate Recovery
A Christ-centered recovery program used by churches and groups for addiction, compulsive behaviors, grief, trauma, and related struggles.
Core pathway
The Phoenix
A sober community built around fitness, arts, music, social connection, mindfulness, and other substance-free events.
Core pathway
LifeRing Secular Recovery
A self-directed, peer-to-peer secular recovery community with local, online, and email-based support options.
Core pathway
Women for Sobriety
A peer-led recovery community built around the New Life Program for women seeking recovery from alcohol or other drugs.
Core pathway
SHE RECOVERS
A women-focused recovery movement with online gatherings, community groups, education, and holistic recovery support.
Core pathway
MARA
A peer recovery community designed to support people using medication-assisted treatment or medication-assisted recovery.
Core pathway
Wellbriety
A culturally grounded recovery and wellness movement connected with White Bison and Wellbriety circles.
Core pathway
Sober Activities
A guide to sober social options, recovery-friendly fitness, volunteer events, creative groups, and activity-based connection.
Core pathway
Online Recovery Meetings
A practical guide to online recovery meetings across secular, faith-based, Buddhist/mindfulness, women-focused, MAT-friendly, 12-step, and harm-reduction paths.
Additional pathways
More support options
These broaden coverage across substance-specific, family, food, gambling, secular, and moderation-oriented support.
Expanded pathway
Refuge Recovery
A Buddhist-inspired recovery fellowship with meetings for people seeking freedom from addiction.
Expanded pathway
SOS Secular Sobriety
A secular, self-empowerment approach for people seeking sobriety without religious or spiritual requirements.
Expanded pathway
Moderation Management
A peer-led nonprofit for people who want to reduce drinking and change their relationship with alcohol.
Expanded pathway
HAMS
A free peer support and information group for people who want safer drinking, reduced drinking, or abstinence.
Expanded pathway
Crystal Meth Anonymous
A 12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from crystal meth addiction.
Expanded pathway
Cocaine Anonymous
A 12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from cocaine and other mind-altering substances.
Expanded pathway
Marijuana Anonymous
A 12-step community for people seeking recovery from cannabis dependence or marijuana addiction.
Expanded pathway
Heroin Anonymous
A 12-step fellowship for people seeking recovery from heroin addiction.
Expanded pathway
Gamblers Anonymous
A fellowship for people seeking help with compulsive gambling.
Expanded pathway
Overeaters Anonymous
A 12-step fellowship for people with compulsive eating behaviors, with online and in-person meetings.
Expanded pathway
CoDA
A 12-step fellowship for people seeking healthier and more loving relationships.
Expanded pathway
Al-Anon
A support fellowship for people worried about someone else's drinking.
Expanded pathway
Nar-Anon
A 12-step program for family members and friends affected by someone else's addiction.
Source-backed safety note: SAMHSA's National Helpline provides free, confidential treatment referral information 24/7. NIAAA describes reduced heavy drinking and reduced alcohol-related consequences as harm-reduction goals that can help many individuals, but this does not mean moderation is safe for everyone.