- Apr 17, 2020
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Stay in, stay healthy! Addictions supports in Calgary

Updated: Jan 31, 2021

Recovery services online and in Calgary

This pandemic situation and the resulting social isolation can be a real challenge for those in recovery. The following links provide important supports for those in recovery for a variety of addictions.

Alcoholics Anonymous related resources:

Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of people who have had a drinking problem. It is non-professional, self-supporting, all gender, multiracial and apolitical. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem.

Alcoholics Anonymous Website: https://calgaryaa.org/
Online AA meetings in Calgary - https://calgaryaa.org/meetings/?tsml-day=any&tsml-region=online
Alcoholics Anonymous Speakers - Alcoholics Anonymous Speakers - AA Speakers
Prime Time is Now website: Great website with online meetings, recorded AA speaker audio files and downloadable spiritual books https://primetimeisnow.com/wordpress/index.php/library/

Addictions Resources:

Alanon: Hope and help for friends and families of alcoholics https://al-anon.ab.ca/
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous online meetings: https://slaafws.org/onlinemeetings
Cocaine Anonymous online meetings: https://ca-ab.org/find-a-meeting/calgary/
Narcotics Anonymous online meetings https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/text-results.php?country=Web&state&city&zip&street&within=5&day=0&lang&orderby=distance
Healthy Upwardly Mobile (HUM), Addiction is Addiction model, Counselling, Groups, Outpatient program https://www.healthupwardlymobile.net/
There is an app called In The Rooms that offers many online meetings of all different kinds: https://www.intherooms.com/home/
Smart Recovery, Online meetings: SMART is not a twelve-step program. It is based on modern cognitive/behavioral methods, particularly Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT). https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/calendar.php
Dharma recovery: This program uses the Buddhist practices of meditation, self-inquiry, wisdom, compassion, and community as tools for recovery and healing. https://recoverydharma.online/
Northeast Addiction and Mental Health (NAM), free groups: https://namrecovery.com/addiction
RAiAR (Remember Addiction is Addiction Responsible Recovery) Groups, https://www.healthupwardlymobile.net/resource/raiar-mutual-support/

Additional Helpful Resources

Meditations:

Apps - CALM, Headspace, Insight timer
Here is a list of resources: https://choosemuse.com/blog/ultimate-list-of-free-meditation-resources/
Tara Brach - https://www.tarabrach.com/guided-meditations/

Faith Based:

Recovery Church, http://centralchurch.ca/workshops/
Wildrose United Church, https://wildroseunited.ca/wellness-hub.html
Recovery Ministry - https://wildroseunited.ca/recovery-ministry.html
Wellbriety (Red Road to Recovery)/ White Bison Movement, https://wellbriety.com/about-us/

Prospect Human Services:

This is a not-for-profit employment agency that helps people facing barriers to employment overcome their obstacles and find good jobs. They also work with employers to help them tap talent pools they may not have known about.

https://ckc.calgaryfoundation.org/profile/prospect-human-services/

Recovery College:

Recovery College provides free courses that help you develop your own resourcefulness.
https://recoverycollegecalgary.ca/

Boring Little Girls Club:

The Boring Little Girls Club will be spotlighting different actions being taken in the community to support each other in these hard times, which includes actions from non-profits, individuals and for-profit business.
https://boringlittlegirlsclub.ca/

Yoga and the 12 steps (Y12SR):