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1 2 - S T E P R E C O V E R Y & S U P P O R T G R O U P S Support Groups for Addiction Secular Alternatives SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Recovery Training) Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Women for Sobriety Heroin Anonymous (HA) Rational Recovery Pills Anonymous (PA) Secular AA Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) Cocaine Anonymous (CA) LifeRing Secular Recovery Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) Marijuana Anonymous (MA) Additional Support Groups & Organizations Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) Caffeine Addicts Anonymous (CAFAA) Violence Anonymous (VA) Chemically Dependent Anonymous (CDA) Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Anonymous (ASCAA) All Addicts Anonymous (AAA) Survivors of Incest Anonymous lDS Family Services Recoveries Anonymous (R.A.) Porn Addicts Anonymous (PAA) Pharmacists Recovery Network Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) International Doctors in Alcoholics Sexaholics Anonymous Anonymous (IDAA) Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) International Lawyers in Alcoholics Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA) Anonymous (ILAA) Sexual Recovery ANonymous (SRA) Association of Recovering Motorcyclists Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDa) Emotions Anonymous (A.R.M.) Religious Alternatives Dual Recovery Anonymous Depressed Anonymous Celebrate Recovery Social Anxiety Anonymous Christians in Recovery PTSD Anonymous Addictions Victorious Self Mutilators Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous Alcoholics for Christ Obsessive Skin Pickers Anonymous (OSPA) Overcomers in Christ Overcomers Outreach Clutters Anonymous (CLA) The Calix Society Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA) (JACS) Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Buddhist Recovery Network Recovery from Food Addiction Refuge Recovery Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA) For Families and Others Affected by Addiction and Mental Debtors Anonymous (DA) Illness Underearners Anonymous (UA) Spenders Anonymous Al-Anon/Alateen (For Family and Friends of Alcoholics) Workaholics Anonymous Nar-Anon (For Family and Friends of Addicts) Gamblers Anonymous Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families Internet & Tech Addicts Anonymous (ITAA) Families Anonymous (FA) Online Gamers Anonymous (OLGA) Parents Anonymous Offenders Anonymous NAMI Family Support Group (For Adults with Loved Ones Who Reentry Anonymous Have Experienced Mental Health Symptoms) GROW IN AMERICA (Peer Support) S-Anon/S-Ateen (For Family and Friends of Sexaholics) Codependents of Sexual Addiction – COSA (For Those Whose Lives Hearing Voices Network Have Been Affected by Another's Compulsive Sex Behavior) Gam-Anon (For Family and Friends of Gamblers) MindReMakeProject 2020.

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