Alcohol & Drug Dependency Support Groups
International fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem, AA is the original nonprofessional, self-supporting, nondenominational, multiracial, apolitical, self-help 12-Step group open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem. www.aa.org
An international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts. NA was founded in 1953 to offers all addicts a way to live drug-free. www.na.org
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)
This 12 Step program is for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes who meet to find freedom from their traumatic pasts and to find ways to improve today. www.adultchildren.org
Whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not, Al-Anon offers hope and recovery to all people affected by the alcoholism of a loved one or friend. Support for friends, families, or anyone affected by somebody elses drinking. www.al-anon.alateen.org
The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Nar-Anon members are relatives and friends who are concerned about the addiction or drug problem of another. www.nar-anon.org
Outreach and support for speakers of Spanish. An international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem; it is nonprofessional, self-supporting, nondenominational, multiracial, apolitical, self-help group open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem. www.aa.org/pages/es_ES
A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction; the primary purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help others achieve the same freedom. www.ca.org
Dual Recovery Anonymous™ is a 12 Step self-help program for men and women in recovery with a dual diagnosis. The DRA program helps us recover from both our chemical dependency and our emotional or psychiatric illness. We are chemically dependent and we are also affected by an emotional or psychiatric illness. Both illnesses affect us in all areas of our lives; physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. DRA addresses how both illnesses affect all areas of life. www.draonline.org
Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. www.nicotine-anonymous.org
International Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (ICYPAA)
The number of young people suffering from alcoholism who turn to AA for help is growing, and ICYPAA helps to carry AA’s message of recovery to alcoholics of all ages. This meeting provides an opportunity for young AA’s from all over the world to come together and share their experience, strength, and hope as members of Alcoholics Anonymous. www.icypaa.org
