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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
Prenatal exposure to alcohol dulls the pain response in babies, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. The research, which will be published in the April issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, showed that even healthy babies whose mothers drank while they were pregnant were affected by the….
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Does affordable drug treatment really exist? Yes. There are facilities that do provide affordable treatment to patients. Often, these facilities are government run. As stated by the NIDA, “Because drug abuse and addiction are major public health problems, a large portion of drug treatment is funded by local, State, and Federal governments.” This is where….
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With their drinking problems behind them, studies show recovered alcoholics may still face social disorders or deficits. According to ABC News, a recent Boston-based study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compared the brain function of a group of former alcoholics with the brain function….
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Mike was sober for 14 years. Then, at age 14, he took his first drink. And he drank until it defined him. First he called himself a drinker. Years later, when he was willing to admit it, he began using a new word: alcoholic. Mike (who asked that his last name not be printed) tried….
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The list of disorders is very unending. There are various different disorders that can be contracted by an individual. Most of the disorders largely affect the mental health of the patient. Bi-polar disorder is a similar type of disease affecting a large number of the total population around the world. Scientifically the Bi-polar disorder is….
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