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12-Step Support Groups

12-Step support groups offer a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from various struggles. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop the behavior that is causing distress and discomfort. There are no dues or fees for most 12-step meetings and they are not run by professional counselors, but rather by individuals who are also in the program and are working toward their own recovery.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Help for struggles with alcohol use, abuse, and dependence
  
• San Jose/Santa Clara A.A. Find a group in San Jose/Santa Clara.
  
• Al-Anon/Alateen Help and support for families, friends, and loved ones of alcoholics. Northern California Al-Anon Find a group in San Jose/Santa Clara.
• Nicotine Anonymous Help for Nicotine dependence.
• Narcotics Anonymous Help for drug abuse and addiction.
  San Jose/Santa Clara N.A. Find a group in San Jose/Santa Clara.
  
• Overeaters Anonymous Help for individuals struggling with food issues (i.e., over-eating, obesity, binge eating, anorexia & bulimia)
  On Campus: There is an OA group on the SCU campus Sundays at 10:00 AM. Contact the Wellness Center for room location. (408) 554-4409
  Silicon Valley O.A. Find a group in San Jose/Santa Clara.
• Debtors Anonymous Help for debt, credit card, and overspending problems.
• Gamblers Anonymous Help for gambling addiction.
• Find an Alcohol Treatment Program
• Find an Eating Disorder Treatment Program

Internet Sites for General Health Information

• Go Ask Alice!
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  A very helpful and extensive health Q&A Internet service, Go Ask Alice! is sponsored by Columbia University’s Health Education Program. The mission of Go Ask Alice! is to increase access to, and use of, health information by providing factual, in-depth, straight-forward, and nonjudgmental information to assist readers' decision-making about their physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.
  
• Teen Health
• 4CollegeWomen
• AllRefer Health
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Department of Health & Human Services
• Doctor Koop
• Family Doctor
• Health A to Z
• Intelihealth
• MedLine Plus
• Men's Health Network
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• National Institutes of Health
• Office of Minority Health
• Web MD