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Abilene Meetings- West Dist. 7
Amarillo Area Al-Anon
Big Bend Area Meetings- West Dist. 3
Al-Anon / Alateen New Mexico and El Paso, TX
Austin Texas Al-Anon / Alateen
Fort Worth Area Meetings- West Dist 8 & 14
Dallas Al-Anon
Greater San Antonio – Kerrville Area Al-Anon
Al-Anon Southeast Texas
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Corpus Christi Area Meetings- East Dist. 2
San Antonio Area Al-Anon
Victoria Area Meetings- East Dist 3
Mental Health Services
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Anonymous Groups
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Narcotics Anonymous: Heart of Texas Area Service
Texas Gamblers Anonymous
Heart of Texas Overeaters Anonymous
Texas Sex Alcoholics Anonymous
Texas Helplines
AIDSLINE – call (800) 299-2437
Mental Health Association in Abilene Crisis Line – call (325) 677-7773
Child Abuse Hotline – call 800-252-5400
State Elder Abuse Hotline – call 800-252-5400
Domestic Violence Hotline – call 800-252-5400
Texas Suicide & Crisis – call 877-968-8454
Texas Youth & Runaway Hotline
The Rape Crisis Center – call 210-349-7273
Treatment & Detox Guide
There are all sorts of methodologies for treating alcohol and drug addiction. Some just require a couple weeks. Most emphasize one month of treatment stay. However, if the addiction is severe enough, a long term drug rehab program may be in the best interest. More and more addiction treatment facilities are emphasizing a 90-day treatment….
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Treating heroin addicts by giving them heroin might seem counterintuitive. But for some of the most hardened addicts, administering heroin in supervised clinics may just do the trick where detox and methadone have failed. Following the lead of Switzerland and a handful of other countries, Britain recently concluded a four-year trial in which longtime addicts….
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Twelve European health and safety umbrella organisations call for stricter EU-coordinated alcohol policies. In a joint policy statement released today, the twelve organisations urge the EU Council of Ministers of Health: to ensure minimum pricing policies, sales restrictions and discount bans in all Member States; to introduce a EU- labelling system for alcohol products informing….
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According to scientists, there is a link between exposure to alcohol in the womb and an attraction to its smell during teenage life. The researchers state that a fetus can recall and be drawn to odor stimuli from what its mother ingests during pregnancy. A new study from the State University of New York found….
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People are drinking more alcohol by “stealth” because of the stronger drinks on the market, an analysis of consumption in the UK suggests. The amount of alcohol consumed per person has risen by 10% since 2000 – despite drink sales remaining steady. Researchers Mintel said wines and lagers were becoming stronger and people were unaware….
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