MRA_Community_Introduction_Booklet.pdf
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MODERN
RECOVERY ALLIANCE
Recovery,
built together.
Recovery that evolves
with the world.
A COMMUNITY IN FORMATION
Founding proposal | Community review edition 1.0
6 October 2026


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
THE INVITATION
COMMUNITY REVIEW EDITION 1.0
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Your goals.
Our shared effort.
We build a community where people can pursue their own
recovery goals with dignity, practical support, and access to
trustworthy knowledge. Members help one another strengthen
everyday life, respect different recovery pathways, and share
responsibility for how the community is governed.
Different pathways can belong here.
People may choose abstinence, prescribed medication, harm
reduction, treatment, mutual aid, or combinations that change
over time. SAMHSA describes recovery as person-directed and
supported through multiple pathways. This does not mean
every intervention has equal evidence or safety. [E01]
The first proposed offer
A facilitated peer check-in. Bounded practical help. A carefully
maintained resource directory. A forum where members can
shape MRA. These activities begin only when the volunteer
team, privacy arrangements and reporting routes are ready.
The initial pilot is proposed for adults 18+. It is secular in
governance; members may hold religious, spiritual or nonreligious
beliefs. No belief or recovery story is required.


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
EIGHT PROPOSED PRINCIPLES
COMMUNITY REVIEW EDITION 1.0
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What we stand for.
1
Different paths
Welcome abstinence, prescribed medication, harm reduction and
appropriate professional care. [E01]
2
Progress beyond a single measure
Health, safety, relationships and meaningful activity can matter
alongside substance-use goals. [E01]
3
Evidence and experience
Research informs claims; lived experience helps us understand
needs and barriers. Each has a different job.
4
Mental health matters
Make room for mental-health concerns and access to qualified
care without amateur diagnosis.
5
Connection becomes support
Offer respectful listening and help finding resources, with
consent and realistic limits.
6
Care after a setback
Respond to safety needs and reassess support. A setback does
not erase a person's effort or dignity.
7
Dignity without conditions
No forced disclosure, confession, belief, personal label or proof of
abstinence.
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Accountable safety
Act on exploitation and harassment, with clear boundaries and
independent review. [E06]


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
TEN OPTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
COMMUNITY REVIEW EDITION 1.0
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A practice guide,
not a test.
Return to these questions in any order. You can pass, keep your
notes private, or use another approach. Participation never
depends on completing them.
01
Notice
Where could life be different?
02
Make room
What possibility could I
explore?
03
Commit
What manageable step can I
try?
04
Observe
What patterns do I notice?
05
Choose to share
Who has earned my trust?
06
Try and learn
What change fits my
circumstances?
07
Repair safely
Is repair welcome, safe and
wanted?
08
Build routines
What works with my real life?
09
Contribute
What can I offer within my
capacity?
10
Review and adapt
What should I keep, stop or
change?
Repair must respect safety, consent and unwanted contact. Personal
experiments never mean unsafe medication changes. Support received
creates no debt of service.


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
CHOICE AND RECOGNITION
COMMUNITY REVIEW EDITION 1.0
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Progress without
a status ladder.
A milestone is yours to define.
Asking for help. Setting a boundary. Returning after a difficult
period. Taking a step toward care. Keeping housing. Getting
through a hard day. The meaning belongs to the person, not to
a ranking system.
Milestone Tokens are proposed, optional acknowledgments.
Choose private recognition, a token, or none. No proof, cash
value, credential or access privilege. No public leaderboard.
Recognition is not withdrawn after a setback.
One point for member agreement
This draft proposes allowing personally meaningful abstinence
anniversaries alongside other goals, while rejecting clean-time rank.
That clarifies the source material and needs explicit community
approval.
Medication is compatible with belonging.
A review of observational cohorts associated time in methadone or
buprenorphine treatment with lower mortality than time out of
treatment. This supports inclusion; it does not tell any individual
what to take. Peers do not prescribe, change doses or run
detoxification. [E02]


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
SHARED POWER
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A voice.
A role. A community.
Community ownership must become observable: members can
propose changes, choose and remove stewards, review
decisions and spending, and keep the community going when a
founder is absent.
Choose and review
Proposed elections, limited terms, published decisions and accessible
ballots. Support is available without voting or unpaid service.
Protect and hear
Clear conduct rules, more than one reporting route, conflict-free
review and an appeal heard by people outside the original decision.
Separate support from promotion
No required purchases, follows, Trap Passes or contributions to a
creative project. Support conversations do not become marketing or
documentary material.
The Trap House Discord is an interim founding headquarters. Technical
server ownership still gives one account power. Members must agree
on accountable administration, succession and an independent home
or voluntary migration. This guide does not claim that transfer is
complete.


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
BUILD THE FOUNDATION
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Bring questions.
Bring your voice.
Founding discussions begin in The Trap House
Discord. Ask the person sharing this guide for
the current MRA invitation.
Start by telling us what would make this community useful to
you. You can help review the principles, test an accessible
meeting format, check a resource, or take a bounded volunteer
role. Listening is participation too.
Before personal sharing begins
MRA is a proposed peer community, not treatment or a crisis
service. Peer roles require clear boundaries. Volunteers do not
diagnose or replace qualified care. [E06]
Privacy is not guaranteed: Discord participants may copy messages
despite the rules. Share cautiously. Before sensitive sharing, ask
about access, moderation, reporting and privacy arrangements.
NEED URGENT HELP IN THE US?
Immediate danger or suspected overdose: call 911.
Emotional distress or suicidal crisis: call or text 988.
Do not wait for a Discord reply. [E10, E11]


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MODERN RECOVERY ALLIANCE
EVIDENCE AND NEXT READING
COMMUNITY REVIEW EDITION 1.0
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Informed.
Open to correction.
These sources inform specific claims and boundaries. They do not
validate MRA as a treatment, prove its effectiveness, or establish its
proposed voting rules. The full Evidence Companion gives study
details and limitations.
[E01] SAMHSA (2012). Working Definition of Recovery: 10 Guiding Principles.
Government framework; multiple pathways and person-directed goals.
https://library.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep12-recdef.pdf
[E02] Sordo et al. (2017). Mortality risk during and after opioid substitution
treatment. BMJ 357:j1550. Observational-cohort meta-analysis; not
individualized care guidance.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28446428/
[E06] SAMHSA (2023). Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use
Disorder Treatment Services. TIP 64, chapter 3. Role and boundary guidance;
not volunteer certification.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK596270/
[E10] CDC. What to Do If You Think Someone Is Overdosing. Emergency
response guidance.
https://www.cdc.gov/stop-overdose/response/index.html
[E11] 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Get Help. US crisis support information.
https://988lifeline.org/get-help/
Next: read the Founding Platform and Community Operating Charter. The
mission, Ten Foundations, pilot boundaries and governance are proposals for
member review. Illustration is conceptual artwork, not a photograph of MRA
participants. Prepared 6 October 2026.

MRA_Public_Trifold_Letter.pdf
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KNOW THE BOUNDARIES
Belonging
with care.
MRA is a proposed peer community for
adults 18+. It is not treatment or a
monitored crisis service. Hosts do not
diagnose, prescribe or recommend
medication changes. [E06]
Different paths can belong: abstinence,
prescribed medication, harm reduction
and qualified care. Recovery is
person-directed; inclusion does not mean
every intervention is equally safe or
effective. [E01]
Online privacy has limits.
Discord cannot guarantee confidentiality.
Others may copy messages despite the
rules. Share cautiously. Sensitive peer
support starts only after privacy, moderation
and reporting arrangements are explained.
URGENT HELP IN THE US
Immediate danger or suspected overdose:
911.
Crisis support: call or text 988.
Do not wait for a Discord reply.
[E10, E11]
FOLD-IN PANEL | FOUNDING PROPOSAL
COME HELP BUILD IT
Your voice
belongs here.
Founding discussions begin in The
Trap House Discord. Ask the person
sharing this guide for the current
MRA invitation.
The Trap House is the interim founding
headquarters. Members will shape MRA's
structure and decide on accountable,
independent administration. Technical
ownership and community authority must be
addressed openly.
Ask a question. Review a principle. Share an
idea for practical support. Help check a
resource. Choose a role that fits your
capacity. Listening matters too.
Evidence, with limits
[E01] SAMHSA recovery framework.
[E02] Sordo et al., BMJ (2017),
methadone/buprenorphine mortality review.
[E06] SAMHSA TIP 64 (2023), peer boundaries.
[E10] CDC overdose response.
[E11] 988 Lifeline service information.
Full URLs and limitations: companion Community
Introduction booklet, p. 8, and Evidence Companion.
These sources do not prove MRA effectiveness.
EDITION 1.0 | 6 OCTOBER 2026
MODERN
RECOVERY
ALLIANCE
Recovery,
built
together.
Recovery that evolves
with the world.
A COMMUNITY IN FORMATION
Community review edition 1.0
Founding proposal, not an existing service


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OUR MISSION
Personal goals.
Shared effort.
We build a community where people can
pursue their own recovery goals with
dignity, practical support, and access to
trustworthy knowledge. Members help one
another strengthen everyday life, respect
different recovery pathways, and share
responsibility for how the community is
governed.
The first proposed offer
A facilitated check-in, bounded practical help,
a checked resource directory and a voice in
community decisions. Activities begin when
trained volunteers and safeguards are ready.
Milestones without rank
Recognition is optional and personal: asking for
help, setting a boundary, finding care,
returning after a hard period. Tokens carry no
authority, score or privilege and are not
withdrawn after a setback.
This draft proposes acknowledging personal
abstinence anniversaries alongside other goals,
without clean-time status. That clarification needs
member agreement.
INFORMED BY EVIDENCE. SHAPED TOGETHER.
OUR COMMITMENTS
Eight principles.
1. Different paths
Welcome different appropriate supports. [E01]
2. Progress beyond a single measure
Recognize health, safety and everyday life. [E01]
3. Evidence and experience
Use research and experience honestly.
4. Mental health matters
Include concerns without amateur diagnosis.
5. Connection becomes support
Ask before advising or contacting someone.
6. Care after a setback
Offer care and reassess needs.
7. Dignity without conditions
No forced disclosure or proof of worth.
8. Accountable safety
Act on harm with boundaries and review. [E06]
VALUES AND PRACTICES FOR MEMBER REVIEW
A REVISITABLE GUIDE
Ten optional
foundations.
Use them in any order. Passing, privacy and
other approaches are welcome.
1. Notice. Where could life be different?
2. Make room. What possibility could I explore?
3. Commit. What manageable step can I try?
4. Observe. What patterns do I notice?
5. Choose to share. Who has earned my trust?
6. Try and learn. What change fits my
circumstances?
7. Repair safely. Is repair welcome, safe and
wanted?
8. Build routines. What works with my real life?
9. Contribute. What can I offer within my
capacity?
10. Review and adapt. What should I keep, stop
or change?
Repair requires safety and consent. Clinical
decisions stay with qualified care. Contributing is
never a debt owed for receiving support.
A PRACTICE GUIDE, NEVER A MEMBERSHIP TEST

