My new leaf addiction recovery app provides free tools to support those who struggle with substance abuse. It employs an emerging area of health-care technology that uses smart phones to motivate and enable individuals to manage their health conditions and wellness. The app utilizes a video-game style design with a rewards-based approach designed to keep people engaged in their recovery.
The app draws heavily on evidence-based research from professionals in the addiction field and applicable elements of game theory. It includes self-monitoring tasks, positive coping strategies, crisis relief tools, and many other resources to support ongoing recovery.
The app uses HealthKit graphing libraries to give users analytical tools about their own habits and enables them to better themselves through self-analysis.