Support · Substance Use
Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
The world's largest peer-support fellowships for alcohol and drug recovery — free, anonymous, available almost everywhere.
AA / NA4 min read
AA (aa.org) and NA (na.org) run free, anonymous, peer-led meetings in nearly every community on earth, plus online meetings 24/7. They are not treatment, but they are the most accessible form of long-term recovery support in the world.
Effectiveness is well-documented for people who attend regularly; the spiritual framework is not for everyone, and SMART Recovery is a secular alternative.
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