Alcoholics Anonymous Clarksdale MS

The label “Alcoholics Anonymous” evokes a certain stigma that most people new to sobriety are not comfortable with. The idea of going to a meeting where someone in Clarksdale might see you is uncomfortable in early sobriety. Even admitting that you’re an alcoholic can take time to get used to.

Region I Mental Health Center
(662) 627-7267
1742 Cheryl Street
Clarksdale, MS
Hotline
(662) 902-7296
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Sunflower Landing
(662) 624-4905
2900 Highway 49 South
Dublin, MS
Hotline
(662) 902-7296
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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North Mississippi Medical Center
(662) 377-3161
4579 South Eason Street
Tupelo, MS
Hotline
(800) 442-2238
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Weems Community Mental Health Center
(601) 267-3551
529 East Main Street
Carthage, MS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Weems Community Mental Health Center
(601) 656-3451
1011 Posey Avenue
Philadelphia, MS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Fairland Center
(662) 624-2152
3000 Highway 49 South
Dublin, MS
Hotline
(662) 902-7296
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children, Men

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Life Help
(662) 455-3222
2801 Highway 82 East
Greenwood, MS
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Region IV MH/MR Commission
(662) 286-7199
401 New Hope Drive
Corinth, MS
Hotline
(888) 287-4443
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders

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Weems Community Mental Health Center
(601) 782-9461
Highway 37 South
Raleigh, MS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Hinds Behavioral Health Services
(601) 321-2400
3450 Highway 80 West
Jackson, MS
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Alcoholics Anonymous

The label “Alcoholics Anonymous” evokes a certain stigma that most people new to sobriety are not comfortable with. The idea of going to a meeting where someone might see you is uncomfortable in early sobriety. Even admitting that you’re an alcoholic can take time to get used to.

Alcoholics Anonymous is Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is intended to be just that – anonymous. Group members are on a first name basis and the atmosphere is generally friendly, warm and casual. You’ll often hear members say that the most important person at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is the newcomer and for this reason, newcomers are strongly encouraged to introduce themselves so other members can offer support. Individuals share topics at a group level that are relevant to staying sober and they rely on each other for support to do so. What is shared at meetings is understood to stay at meetings and the anonymity of group members is strongly enforced. Discussion of other group members and their problems is discouraged.

Alcoholics Anonymous offers Support

While there are many critics of Alcoholics Anonymous , the program has offered the most successful form of recovery from alcoholism. It offers a social model program of change through the use of role models and peer support. New members secure “sponsors” who are other members with time in sobriety that help them work through the 12-steps upon which the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous were founded.

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