National. Online only.

AddictionSurvivors.org is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing peer support communities for those with addiction disorders and their families and friends. Their forums include communities for opioid addiction, alcohol dependence, stimulant addictions, and benzodiazepine addiction.

MakeContact@
AddictionSurvivors.org

www.AddictionSurvivors.org

National. In-person meetings in seven states (MD, MA, NE, NJ, NY, PA, WA)

A nondenominational network of Christ-centered support and recovery groups. Meetings are open to men and women of all ages who struggle with various addictions and who are seeking lasting change in their lives. Loved ones and friends are also welcomed. AV partners with local church families and various Christian ministries that desire to reach out to those who are struggling with addiction-related issues.

Addictions Victorious
P.O. Box 5852
Deptford, NJ 08096
(866) 412-5252
info@AddVicInc.org
www.addvicinc.org

International. Meetings take place in-person, by telephone, online, and through email and chats.

Adult Children of Alcoholics is an anonymous 12 step, 12 tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Members meet with each other in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge common experiences. They discover how childhood affected them in the past and influences them in the present.

ACA WSO
P.O.Box 3216
Torrance CA 90510
562-595-7831
www.adultchildren.org

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International. Founded 1935. Over 116,000 in-person groups and online.

Fellowship of men and women who come together to share their experience, strength and hope with the purpose of staying sober and helping other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. AA materials are available in English, Spanish and French. More specific information on AA members including the 2004 AA survey is available on the AA website. There are many online AA meetings. To find meetings in the U.S. and Canada, inquire at local AA offices or view AA’s online list. A growing number of private firms are offering text and other applications for finding AA meetings at no cost.

The Online Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous was formed to serve all online AA Groups in the rapidly growing online fellowship. It offers links to international sites in several languages and sponsors real time meetings, email meetings, events calendar, information and links to other sites and groups. There are an extraordinary number and variety of online groups available for US participants. More information can be found here. Membership in the Intergroup is open to all online AA groups and all AA members.

AA has meetings for young people, women and other groups.

AA General Service Office P.O. Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
212-870-3400
www.aa.org

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International. Founded 1955. Over 24,000 in-person groups in 115 countries.

Fellowship of men, women and children whose lives have been affected by a family member or friend’s drinking. Al-Anon Family Group information is available in English, Spanish, and French. In general Al-Anon groups prefer that only family and friends of alcoholics attend their meetings. In Al-Anon, the focus is on the family member or friend, not the person with alcoholism. All family members, children, spouses, parents and friends or employers are welcome.

Al-Anon
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
888-4ALANON (toll free) or 757-563-1600
wso@al-anon.org
www.al-anon.alateen.org

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International. Founded 1977. Over 100 open in-person groups nationwide, many in metro-Detroit.

An interdenominational, Christian fellowship that ministers to three groups: alcoholics or substance abusers, family members, and adult children raised in families affected by alcohol or substance abuse. Alcoholics For Christ ministries provide nondenominational, Jesus-centered, substance abuse support groups that utilize a common format and can be supported by the entire Bible-believing Christian community worldwide. Meetings can be located here.

Alcoholics for Christ
1316 N. Campbell Road
Royal Oak, MI 48067
800-441-7877 (toll free) al4christ333@sbcglobal.net
www.alcoholicsforchrist.com

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International. Founded 1948. 170 in-person groups.

AV groups use the 12 Steps and the Alcoholics Victorious Creed in meetings. AV offers a "safe environment for recovering people who recognize Jesus Christ as their ‘Higher Power.’” Alcoholics Victorious is a public service of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. The AV website has a good directory of 12-Step and non-12 Step recovery resources and websites.

Alcoholics Victorious
4501 Troost Street
Kansas City, MO 64110-4127
816-561-0567
Email AV
www.alcoholicsvictorious.org

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National. In-person groups.

All Addicts Anonymous (AAA) is a program for all addicts and all addictions. It is grounded in the principles of the Four Absolutes, the Twelve Steps, and the Ten Points as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous.

The Upstate Group of All Addicts Anonymous
P.O. Box 500
Hankins, NY 12741
Toll Free: 888-422-2476
alladdictsanonymous@gmail.com
www.alladdictsanonymous.org

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International. Founded 1982. In-person meetings in 14 states (mostly in California) and Canada.

Nonprofit support group for parents whose children (of all ages) have behavioral problems, including alcohol and/or drug use. Focus is on providing structure, consequences and consistency in addressing these issues. BILY Too - The Youth Group youth peer support groups, are available in some areas.

The Parent & Youth Support Group, P.O. Box 2062
Winnetka, CA 91396-2062
818-884-8242
bily1982@aol.com
bily.org

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International. Founded 2008. In-person meetings in 19 states, Australia, Canada, Thailand and the United Kingdom.

The Buddhist Recovery Network supports the use of Buddhist teachings, traditions and practices to help people recover from the suffering caused by addictive behaviors. Open to people of all backgrounds, and respectful of all recovery paths, the organization promotes mindfulness and meditation, and is grounded in Buddhist principles of non-harming, compassion and interdependence. It seeks to serve an international audience through teaching, training, treatment, research, publication, advocacy and community-building initiatives. Their 2009 inaugural conference brochure describes their history and mission in great detail.

Buddhist Recovery Network
P. O. Box 4, Marylhurst Oregon 97036
paul@buddhistrecovery.org
www.buddhistrecovery.org

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National, founded 1948. Active in 19 states.

The Calix Society is an association of Catholic alcoholics who are maintaining their sobriety through affiliation with and participation in the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. They welcome other alcoholics, not members of their faith, or any others, non-alcoholics, who are concerned with the illness of alcoholism and wish to join with us in prayer for our stated purposes.

The Calix Society
International Office
3881 Highland Ave. Suite 201
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
(651) 773-3117
TOLL FREE (USA/CANADA)
(800) 398-0524
www.calixsociety.org

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International. Founded 1990. 10,000 churches.

Celebrate Recovery is part of Saddleback Church. Celebrate has eight recovery principles based on the beatitudes. Celebrate Recovery provides peer support and service ministry within a Christ-centered, Bible-based recovery program. Conference listings and Celebrate Recovery tools are available online. Information on finding and starting groups is available here.

info@celebraterecovery.com
www.celebraterecovery.com

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International. Founded in 1980. Over 60 in-person groups mostly in Maryland and Delaware.

CDA is a 12-Step fellowship of men and women whose primary purpose is to stay clean and sober and to help others like them to achieve recovery from chemical dependence. The only requirement for membership is a desire to abstain from all mood changing and mind-altering chemicals. CDA does not attempt to replace AA or NA and encourages its members to use other programs along with CDA. CDA offers literature in the form of books and pamphlets including a starter kit for new groups.

CDA General Service Office
P O Box 423
Severna Park, MD 21146.
888-CDA-HOPE (toll free)
Email CDA
www.cdaweb.org

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State of Oregon. Founded 1996. In-person meetings at over 100 chapters.

DDA is a peer support program based on an authorized version of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with an additional 5 steps that focus on dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse). DDA’s unique 12 steps plus 5 program offers hope for achieving the promise of recovery.

DDA of Oregon
PO Box 2883
Portland, OR 97208
Toll Free: 877-222-1332
Office: 503-222-6484
jennifers@ddaoforegon.com

www.ddaoforegon.com

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National. Founded 2002. Seven in-person groups.

Founded by parents who lost their child to addiction, GRASP is a model support group for those who have lost loved ones. The group’s founders have information on forming groups and a link where departed loved ones can be commemorated. There’s information on coping methods, meditations, literature recommendations, and other resources and personal reflections. This group is representative of many local groups that respond to the need for support by relatives who have lost someone to alcohol and/or drugs.

619-656-8414
mom@jennysjourney.org
www.grasphelp.org

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International. In-person meetings and online.

The Harm Reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation Support (HAMS) Network is a free-of-charge, peer-led support group for people concerned about their use of alcohol, marijuana, nicotine and/or caffeine. HAMS is open and welcoming to people who wish to reduce or eliminate the harm in their lives caused by any substance or any behavior. The 11 elements of the HAMS program help members to achieve safer use, reduced use, or abstinence from alcohol/drugs. HAMS sponsors live meetings in New York City and a chat room and email group as well articles on its website.

The HAMS Harm Reduction Network, Inc.
P. O. Box 498
Prince Street Station
New York, NY 10012.
347-678-5671
hams@hamshrn.org
www.hamsnetwork.org

International. An online social networking tool with virtual meetings for the Jewish Recovery Community.

In the Rooms is a comprehensive online social network for the recovery community worldwide. Their mission is to help, inform, touch, connect, and heal those already in recovery, seeking recovery, and the family and friends supporting recovery around the world.

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International. Founded in 2001. Over 115 in-person groups and online.

LifeRing sponsors face-to-face groups and online connections to chat rooms, discussion forums, blogs, and links to sources of information related to recovery from addiction. LifeRing is not affiliated with any other organization, and is independent financially, legally, and organizationally. LifeRing meetings are started and led by peer volunteers called "conveners."

LifeRing Service Center
1440 Broadway Ste 312 Oakland CA 94612
800-811-4142 (toll free)
service@lifering.org
lifering.org

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National. Founded 1989. 50 groups including prison-based meetings.

Millati Islami is a fellowship of men and women, joined together on the Path of Peace. We share our experiences, strengths, and hopes while recovering from our active addiction to mind- and mood-altering substances. Following Millati Islami’s 12 Steps to Recovery, members look to Allah (G-D) to guide us on Millati Islami (the Path of Peace). While recovering, we strive to become rightly guided Muslims, submitting our will and services to Allah. members look to Allah (G-D) to guide us on Millati Islami (the Path of Peace). While recovering, we strive to become rightly guided Muslims, submitting our will and services to Allah.

Millati Islami
323-872-7264
prisonservices@
mauunanddawaah.org
mauunanddawaah.org

International. Founded 1993. In-person meetings in 17 states (CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, WV) and online.

MM groups support problem drinkers who want to reduce their drinking and make other positive lifestyle changes and is for people who have experienced mild to moderate levels of alcohol-related problems. Moderation Management's online support group is for people who want to limit their alcohol intake without total abstinence. MM requires that participants begin with abstinence for 30 days and recommends AA or another abstinence program for who cannot follow “the MM limits.”

Moderation Management Network, Inc.
22 West 27th Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-871-0974
mm@moderation.org
moderation.org

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The Online Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous was formed to serve all online AA Groups in the rapidly growing online Fellowship. It offers links to international sites in several languages and sponsors real time meetings, email meetings, events calendar, information and links to other sites and groups. The number and variety of online groups available for U.S.A. participants is truly extraordinary. More information can be found here. Membership in the Intergroup is open to all online AA groups and all AA members. There are no dues or fees for membership.

Contact AA INtergroup

aa-intergroup.org

International. Founded 1981. 50 chapters.

RA is a 12-Step spiritual recovery program that is “solution focused” for all problems and behaviors including addiction. Anyone seeking a solution for any kind of addiction, problem or behavior. Families and friends welcome.

RA Universal Services
P.O. Box 1212
East Northport, NY 11731
raus@r-a.org
www.r-a.org

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International. Founded (as Secular Sobriety Groups) 1985. Over 750 groups and online.

SOS is a network of autonomous, nonprofessional local groups dedicated solely to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety. SOS is a secular program of recovery and takes a self-empowerment approach. SOS is useful for people with alcohol and other drug problems who have difficulty with the spiritual aspects of many mutual aid groups. SOS has family and friend groups.

SOS Clearinghouse
4773 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90027
323-666-4295
sos@cfiwest.org
www.cfiwest.org

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International. A non-profit established 1994. Offers more than 650 weekly face-to-face meetings and 15 online meetings. Materials in 8 languages. SMART Recovery ® (Self Management And Recovery Training) is a self-empowering, donation-requested, science-based support group for abstaining from any substance or activity addiction. Discourages use of the labels "alcoholic" and "addict." Teaches "tools" organized under the 4-Point Program: 1) Motivation, 2) Coping with craving, 3) Emotional self-management and problem-solving, and 4) Lifestyle balance. Tools include the cost-benefit analysis, rational problem-solving skills, and coping with craving techniques. Of particular interest to individuals who do not view addiction as a disease, or do not want to rely on a higher power for recovery. However, SMART Recovery ® is not opposed to belief in a higher power, or belief in addiction as a disease.  Participants are encouraged to live in accordance with their highest values (religious or otherwise).

SMART Recovery On-Line is a web-based community which supports individuals seeking to abstain from any substance or activity addiction.  Established in 1998, SMART Recovery On-Line offers donation requested access to message boards, 24/7 live chat, and daily meetings in both type chat and voice chat formats.  SMART Recovery Online is available worldwide.  Volunteers are available to help newcomers as they post on the message board, enter chat room discussions and participate in meetings.

SMART Recovery
7304 Mentor Avenue, Ste F
Mentor, OH 44060
866-951-5357 (toll free) or 440-951-5357
Email SMART Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org

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International. Founded 2000. Online only.

Sober24 is an online fellowship for people with alcoholism and drug addiction based on 12-Step programs. It includes discussion and chat areas and use of SoberFuse, a recovery management software program. There are virtual meetings on a regular basis, reading materials and other recovery resources.

Email Sober24
www.sober24.com

National. On-line community with over 220 support groups.

The goal of SupportGroups.com is to bring people together around life’s challenges by providing concise, up-to-date information and a meeting place for individuals, their friends and families, and professionals who offer pathways to help. Addiction support groups include ones for use of alcohol, caffeine, cocaine, drugs, ecstasy, gambling, heroin, the internet, marijuana, methamphetamines, prescription drugs, sex, shopping, smoking, sugar, and video games. Additionally, there is support for people taking methadone and suboxone. Groups for many other issues also exist.

Email SupportGroups.com
www.supportgroups.com

National. Founded 1976. Over 200 in-person groups and online.

Women for Sobriety is the first modern national self-help program for women with alcoholism. It is based on a new life program of positivity that encourages emotional and spiritual growth. It is run by women in small mutual aid groups held in hospitals, clinics, treatment facilities, women centers, and wherever women with alcoholism are being treated. Many online groups.

Women For Sobriety
P.O. Box 618
Quakertown, PA 18951-0618
215-536-8026
www.womenforsobriety.org

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