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Delaware AA Meetings
Northern Delaware Intergroup – For help finding Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Northern Delaware area.
Southern Delaware Intergroup – A comprehensive list of AA meetings taking place throughout Southern Delaware.
Central Delaware Intergroup – Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Central Delaware.
Al-Anon Family Groups
Al-Anon groups provide help and support to the families of those suffering from alcoholism. For a complete listing of meetings in the Delaware and Northeast Maryland area, visit AL-Anon Delaware.
Mental Health Services
The Delaware Morrow Mental Health and Recovery Services provides access to local mental health services, treatment and support.
Rockford Center
Delaware Guidance Services-Children
MeadowWood Behavioral Health
Anonymous Groups
Narcotics Anonymous meetings in Delaware.
Cocaine Anonymous meetings for those in recovery from cocaine addiction.
Delware Council on Gambling Problems offers help to compulsive gamblers.
Diamond State Overeaters Anonymous offers hope and help to those who suffer from eating disorders.
Delaware Helplines
AIDS Hotline – call (800) 422-0429
Gamblers Anonymous – Delware – call (800) 464-4357
Kent / Sussex Mobile Crisis Unit – call 800-345-6785
New Castle CMHC Mobile Crisis Intervention Service – call 800-652-2929
Treatment & Detox Guide
English holidaymakers are turning to drink on their breaks with the average adult consuming eight alcoholic drinks a day, a survey suggests. That equates to 80 drinks over the course of the average holiday, or well over 200 units of alcohol. More than a quarter said they ended up drinking three times more than normal…..
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All children from the age of 10 are to be routinely asked by GPs how much alcohol they drink. New guidelines expected from the government’s health watchdog will recommend that family doctors screen youngsters for alcohol abuse on their first appointment or during routine visits. The guidelines aim to curb the health damage caused by….
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I was all ready to write about Step Three this week because it is one of my favorites and I felt so inspired after my Monday meeting having heard so many thought-provoking shares. But something more timely came to my attention and I really wanted to share it with all of you. Do any of….
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The celebration is not yet over for St. Patrick’s Day. With more festivities to come over the upcoming weekend, concerns about binge drinking inevitably pop up. According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs, a program ran by the U.S. Department of Justice, approximately 90 percent of the alcohol consumed by people under….
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A recent study conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that online interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviours. Individuals given access to an online screener at www.CheckYourDrinking.net reduced their alcohol consumption by 30 per cent — or six to seven drinks weekly — a rate….
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