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On Campus Meetings
Click here for the current schedule of on-campus support meetings.
Off Campus Meetings
There are many weekly support meetings in Santa Cruz and the surrounding areas. The following organizations have local meetings. Check their websites for days, times and locations:
- Adult Children of Alcoholics (12 Step meetings for those who grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home): http://www.adultchildren.org/
- Al-Anon & Alateen (12 Step meetings for those with concerns about a loved one’s alcohol addiction or abuse): https://northerncaliforniaal-anon.org/
- Alcoholics Anonymous (12 Step meetings for those with concerns about alcohol addiction and abuse): http://www.aasantacruz.org, 831-475-5782. Find other California AA groups, or nationwide AA groups.
- Co-Dependents Anonymous (12 Step meetings for men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships): http://www.coda.org
- Marijuana Anonymous (12 Step meetings for those with concerns about marijuana addiction and abuse): https://marijuana-anonymous.org/find-a-meeting/
- Nar-Anon (12 Step meetings for those with concerns about a loved one’s drug addiction or abuse): http://www.naranoncalifornia.org/norcal
- Narcotics Anonymous (12 Step meetings for those with concerns about drug addiction and abuse): http://www.santacruzna.org, 831-429-7436
- Overeaters Anonymous (12 Step meetings for those with concerns about compulsive eating): http://www.santacruzoa.org
- SMART Recovery (cognitive therapy–based support and discussion meetings for those with concerns about addiction or abuse of any substance or behavior in themselves or a loved one): http://www.smartrecovery.org
- Women for Sobriety (empowering self-help support meetings for women with concerns about any sort of addiction): http://www.womenforsobriety.org
Online and Phone Support Meetings
Many groups offer online and telephone support for those who can’t or prefer not to attend in-person meetings and when there is no in-person meeting offered nearby. Click here and scroll down to "Online and Phone Support Meetings" to see a list of these offerings.