How Can We Help our Daughter Find Residential Treatment?
What her daughter needs—a solid residential treatment program for women—should not be so hard to find. Unfortunately, such programs often are. We …
Alcohol Addiction Treatment
In-Person & Virtual Recovery Resources for Your Loved One
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA World Services, Inc.) Alcoholics Anonymous is a 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 alcoholism. This is an informational website for anyone interested in learning more about their organization, 12-step program of recovery, and how to find local meetings. PHONE: 212.870.3400 Click here for Online AA Meetings What is AA? What to Expect in an AA Meeting What is Anonymity in AA? AA INTERGROUP ONLINE MEETING FINDER IN THE ROOMS In The Rooms offers over 150+ weekly live online meetings, a variety 12-Step and Non-12- Step Fellowships, and Specialty meetings. Some of our most popular meetings are AA, NA, ACA, Al-Anon, and Nar-Anon meetings, and much more. In The Rooms has 69 live online AA meetings weekly, so there’s bound to be one that fits your schedule! We have specialty AA meetings too, like AA Pride (LGBTQ). We also have an Agnostic AA meeting, if you’re seeking a meeting without a secular approach to recovery. We have 30 NA meetings on ITR weekly. Like AA, there’s also an NA Pride meeting (LGBTQ) and an Agnostic NA meeting. For support for the family, friends, and allies of those in recovery, In The Rooms has both Al-Anon and Nar-Anon meetings, which each meeting, 1-3 times a week. We also have many other 12-step fellowship groups, like Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex Addicts Anonymous, CODA, Dual Diagnosis, and much more. If you can think of a Recovery fellowship, we probably have it. FULL LISTING of LIVE VIRTUAL/ONLINE MEETINGS 12Step.Org We strive to provide information, tools, and resources for working a 12 Step program (or any program using 12 step principles for recovery) in as simple and effective way as possible. Online Meeting Calendar Online Video Meetings Phone Meetings Forums, Text Chats, and Email Meetings List RECOVERY DHARMA Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as…
Moderation Management: A Different Approach to Alcohol Use
It’s not the right fit for everyone. But for some it’s a real alternative to the total-abstinence approach. For many people in the United States, …
New Evidence Shows That Medicine Is An Effective Part of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
Prescribed medication often helps — and is considered far too rarely. In the U.S., medicines for the treatment of alcohol use disorder date back to …
Is Suboxone a Good Thing for Your Loved One?
An Allies in Recovery member is overwhelmed by all the conflicting information and stances on Suboxone. Her 40-year-old son has struggled for 15 year…
She Self-Medicates for Social Anxiety and Refuses Treatment
Social anxiety is way more than shyness. Many cases of SAD involve substances as well as depression. Self-medicating can appear to help but may also b…
His Early Recovery is Triggering Me
Taking care of yourself is also incredibly positive, given how difficult it is when you're in the midst of chaos.
He Doesn’t Think He Needs Any Treatment – I’m Fed Up!
This dad is beyond frustrated and fed up. His 38 year-old son is married with a child but is living with his parents. After three months sober he's re…
A Family’s Long and Difficult Battle for Sobriety
How do you walk the line between protecting your addicted loved one from potential danger while allowing the natural consequences that can lead them t…
What Happens If Sober Housing Doesn’t Work Out?
In order to start anew with the process of sobriety, a resident who has relapsed should be sent to a more intensive level of treatment (for example: c…