Self Help Programs for Drug and Alcohol and other Issues
Alcoholics Anonymous & other self help programs
AA and other self-supporting programs have helped millions of people find sobriety. Members are anonymous, which means no one is allowed to reveal another AA member’s identity outside the program without that person’s expressed permission, and they are self-supporting so it’s not prohibitively expensive. You pay what you can. (Most of us put $1-$2 in the hat at every meeting.
What is AA and what happens there?
AA or Alcoholics Anonymous is a self-help support group for people who have a problem with alcohol and/or drug addiction. Meetings are generally categorized as "open", which can be attended by anyone, or "closed", which are limited to people with previous AA experience. The only requirement for membership in AA is a desire to stop drinking or using. Members attend meetings for support, to ask questions, gather information, and find resources for their personal struggle with addiction. People who abuse drugs other than alcohol may want to attend meetings specific to the drug abused: Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Nicotine Anonymous, etc. Numerous meetings are scheduled throughout the area.
Al-anon and Al-aTeen -
For anyone in relationship with an alcoholic or addict
Cocaine Anonymous(CA) -
For adults and teens recovering from cocaine addiction
Narcotics Anonymous (NA - :
For adults and teens recovering from narcotic dependence
Women for Sobriety -
For women recovering form alcohol addiction
Some resources for other issues:
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from sexual compulsion.
Debtors Anonymous: Self-help group for recovery from debt and other money issues
