Resources and Patient Groups

Home Page: http://www.recoveryuniverse.com/

The motto for this US website is "share your experience, strength and hope". It's an excellent resource for personal stories, support and guidance for anyone worried about drug or alcohol addiction.

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Home Page: http://www.cauk.org.uk/
About CA: http://www.cauk.org.uk/What%20Is%20CA.html

Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each to try and solve common problems and help others to recover from their addictions.

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Home Page: http://http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
About AA: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/geninfo/02whatis.shtml

This website is the UK portal for the well-known service offered by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). If you seem to be having trouble with your drinking or if your drinking has reached the point where it worries you, you may be interested to know something about Alcoholics Anonymous and the rest of the AA.

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Home Page: http://www.ukna.org/
About NA: http://www.ukna.org/info/what-is-na.htm

Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Their website is a place for recovering addicts and a source of information about regular NA meetings in the UK. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using.

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Home Page: http://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/
About Al-Anon: http://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/alanon/index.asp

Al-Anon offers understanding and support for families and friends of problematic drinkers - whether the alcoholic in question is still drinking or not. At Al-Anon group meetings, members receive comfort and understanding and learn to cope with their problems by exchanging experience, strength and hope.

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Home Page: http://www.saa-recovery.org/
About SAA: http://www.saa-recovery.org/addict.htm

Sex addiction can involve a wide variety of practices. Sometimes an addict has trouble with just one unwanted behaviour and sometimes with many. Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) covers every aspect of the problem - they are the global website for anyone worried about compulsive sexual desires and infatuations that may have grown out of control.

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Home Page: http://www.foodaddictsanonymous.org/
About FAA: http://www.foodaddictsanonymous.org/about.htm

The FAA program is based on the belief that food addiction is a bio-chemical disease. By following a food plan devoid of all addictive substances, recovery becomes possible. The FAA website is a space for people to share experiences and lend support.

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Home Page: http://gamblersanonymous.org/
About GA: http://gamblersanonymous.org/about.html

If gambling has become a problem in your life, it may help to speak to others with a similar addiction. The GA website is full of information and resources tailored to the compulsive problem of gambling and the associated recovery process.

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Home Page: http://www.cdaweb.org/
About CDA: http://www.cdaweb.org/whycda.html

Chemically Dependent Anonymous (CDA) deals entirely with the disease of addiction and does not make any distinction between particular chemical substances.
Their website is an in-depth resource for anyone worried about chemical addiction.

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Home Page: http://www.ceahow.org/
About CEA: http://www.ceahow.org/about.htm

The primary purpose of the CEA website is to promote abstinence from compulsive eating and to carry the message of recovery to those who still suffer. There are no dues or fees for members and the site is open to everyone across the globe.

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Home Page: http://www.coda-uk.org/
About CDA: http://www.coda-uk.org/index.cfm?pageid=13

Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a set of informal self-help groups with a common interest in working through the problems of co-dependency. CoDA is based on AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and uses an adapted version of their Twelve Steps as a central part of its suggested programme of recovery.

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Home Page: http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/index.shtml
About MA UK: http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/Pages/meetgb.html

The MA website aims to help marijuana addicts escape their addiction. They do this by practicing the Twelve Steps of recovery adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous (MA) and by offering information and advice to anyone worried about marijuana abuse.

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Home Page: http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org/
About WA: http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org/about_workaholism.html

An addiction to work is often an attempt to escape from or deny existing problems in your life. The official website for Workaholics Anonymous includes information on associated literature, WA meetings, the "WA Book of Recovery", special conferences and newsletters that will help sufferers understand their addiction and take steps towards a full recovery from it.

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