12 Step Programs

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

 

Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous, please visit their website at www.AA.org.

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)

Welcome to ACA. Adult Children of Alcoholics is an anonymous Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home. We meet in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present (see The Laundry List and The Problem). We take positive action. By practicing the Twelve Steps, focusing on The Solution, and accepting a loving Higher Power of our understanding, we find freedom from the past and a way to improve our lives today.

Check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Adult Children of Alcoholics, please visit their website, www.aca-arizona.org.

Al-Anon
 

For over 55 years, Al-Anon (including Alateen for younger members) has offered strength and hope to friends and families of problem drinkers. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people… alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Al-Anon or Alateen, please visit their website at www.Alanon.Alateen.org.

Cocaine Anonymous (CA)

Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from their addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. There are no dues or fees for membership; we are fully self-supporting through our contributions. We are not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution. We do not wish to engage in any controversy, and we neither endorse nor oppose any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay free from cocaine and all other mind-altering substances, and to help others achieve the same freedom.

We use the Twelve Step Recovery Program because it has already been proven that the Twelve Step Recovery Program works.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Cocaine Anonymous, please visit their website at www.CA.org.

Co-Dependents Anonymous (CODA)

Welcome to Co-Dependents Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Co-Dependents Anonymous, please visit their website at www.CODA.org.

Families Anonymous (FA)
What exactly is Families Anonymous?

(Recovery from the effects of a loved one’s Addictions)
A 12-Step Support Group

It’s new friends who help. They can help your situation just as others have helped theirs.
It’s friends who won’t be shocked at your problems… friends who want to help you start feeling good about yourself again.

In short, Families Anonymous is about people like you — helping people like you. Please stop by… we’d be happy to meet you.

There is HELP for you if you want it!

Please Join Us…
Who may attend? “Anyone whose life has been adversely affected by another person’s use of drugs, alcohol, or related behavioral problems is welcome. One needs only locate a meeting and attend.”

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Families Anonymous, please visit their website at www.FamiliesAnonymous.org.

Heroin Anonymous (HA)

“Heroin Anonymous (HA) is a fellowship of men and women who have found a better way of life, free from heroin addiction. Our fellowship is based on a twelve-step program of recovery—and if you wish to join us, we are here to share what we have found. There are no dues or fees for membership; the only requirement is a desire to stay sober. We are here to assist the next person seeking help with their addiction.”

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Heroin Anonymous, please visit their website at heroinanonymous.org.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

“Narcotics Anonymous offers recovery to addicts around the world. We focus on the disease of addiction rather than any particular drug. Our message is broad enough to attract addicts from any social class or nationality. When new members come to meetings, our sole interest is in their desire for freedom from active addiction and how we can be of help.”

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Narcotics Anonymous, please visit their website at www.NA.org.

Nar-Anon Family Groups

The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction. As a Twelve-Step Program, we help by sharing our experience, strength, and hope. The only requirement for membership is a problem of addiction in a relative or friend.

Nar-Anon’s Purpose
Nar-Anon is a twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend. Nar-Anon’s program of recovery uses Nar-Anon’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. The only requirement to be a member and attend Nar-Anon meetings is that there is a problem with drugs or addiction in a relative or friend. Nar-Anon is not affiliated with any other organization or outside entity.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Nar-Anon Family Groups, please visit their website at www.Nar-Anon.org.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

 

OA Program of Recovery
Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength, and hope where members respect one another’s anonymity. OA charges no dues or fees; it is self-supporting through member contributions.

OA is not just about weight loss, gain or maintenance, or obesity or diets. It addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. If you want to stop your compulsive overeating, welcome to Overeaters Anonymous.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Overeaters Anonymous, please visit their website at www.OA.org.

Pills Anonymous (PA)

The Twenty Questions of Pills Anonymous

Here are the 20 questions designed to help you determine if you are a pill addict:

  1. Has your doctor, spouse, or anyone else expressed concern about your use of medications?
  2. Have you ever decided to stop taking pills only to find yourself taking them again, contrary to your earlier decision?
  3. Have you ever felt remorse or concern about taking pills?
  4. Has your efficiency or ambition decreased since taking pills?
  5. Have you established a supply for a purse or pocket or to hide away in case of emergency?
  6. Have you ever been treated by a physician or hospital for excessive use of pills (whether in combination with other substances)?
  7. Have you changed doctors or pharmacies for the purpose of maintaining your supply?
  8. Have you received the same medication from two or more physicians or pharmacists at approximately the same time?
  9. Have you ever been turned down for a refill?
  10. Have you ever taken other people’s pills with or without their permission, or obtained them illegally?
  11. Have you taken the same pain or sleep medication for a prolonged period of time, only to find you still have the same symptoms?
  12. Have you ever informed your physician which pill works best at which dosage and had them adjust the prescription to your recommendations?
  13. Have you increased the dosage, strength, or frequency of your pills over the past months or years?
  14. Are your pills important to you, e.g., do you worry about refills long before running out?
  15. Do you become annoyed or uncomfortable when others talk about your use of pills?
  16. Have you or anyone else noticed a change of personality when you take your pills or stop taking them?
  17. Have you ever taken your medication before you had the associated symptom?
  18. Have you ever been embarrassed by your behavior when under the influence of your pills?
  19. Do you ever sneak or hide your pills?
  20. Do you find it impossible to stop or to go for a prolonged period without your pills?
 

If you answered yes to three or more of these questions, our experience would indicate that you may be one of us.

Reprinted and adapted with permission from There’s More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by Dr. Paul O.

For more information, go to the P.A. Website at www.pillsanonymous.org.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)

We in S.L.A.A. believe that sex and love addiction is a progressive illness that cannot be cured but which, like many illnesses, can be arrested. It may take several forms—including, but not limited to, a compulsive need for sex, extreme dependency on one or many people, or a chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue, or fantasy. An obsessive-compulsive pattern, either sexual or emotional, or both, exists in which relationships or sexual activities have become increasingly destructive to career, family, and self-respect. Sex addiction and love addiction, if left unchecked, always get worse. However, we can recover if we follow a simple program that has proven successful for scores of other men and women with the same illness. Only you can determine if you are a sex and love addict.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, or S.L.A.A., is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition-oriented Fellowship of men and women who help each other to stay sober. We offer help to anyone who has a sex addiction or love addiction, or both, and wants to do something about it. We, S.L.A.A., have a special understanding of each other and the disease, and we have learned how to recover through The Twelve Steps of S.L.A.A.

Please check the meeting schedule for times and locations.

For additional information about Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, please visit their website at www.SLAAFWS.org.

Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)

SAA In Sex Addicts Anonymous we are a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other for the purpose of finding freedom from addictive sexual behavior and helping others recover from sex addiction. Local meetings offer an accepting, non-threatening environment where we can share our common struggles and learn how to apply the principles of the Twelve Steps to our everyday lives.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop addictive sexual behavior. There are no fees or dues.

We practice strict anonymity and confidentiality, so that our meetings are a safe place for all of us. Who we meet or what is said in a meeting is considered as confidential.

For additional information about Sex Addicts Anonymous, please visit their website at www.saa-recovery.org