Thanks for the information, Daredevil.
Regarding AVRT/RR: SMART Recovery used to be the Rational Recovery Self-Help network, before RR abandoned Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in favor of AVRT and shut down its meetings. SMART still uses REBT and "The Small Book" from RR, which includes much REBT material. Some of this history, though not all of it, is covered in the SMART Recovery FAQ.
Jack Trimpey of RR appears to have disbanded the meetings, because he sought an internal locus of control for stopping drinking, rather than instead, depending upon an external support group. However, SMART appear to have the same rationale, because people aren’t expected to attend their meetings, in perpetuity: but rather to learn the SMART tools to stop drinking, and then graduate, back to their lives.
AndyH here in Secular Connections, plus our Moderator, Shockozulu, have far more knowledge of SMART than I do. Given that RR and SMART have the same roots, I can’t see how attending SMART meetings would be negative; if you believe they bolster your sobriety.