Alcoholics Anonymous Dillsburg PA

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 Dillsburg might see you is uncomfortable in early sobriety. Even admitting that you’re an alcoholic can take time to get used to.

Guidance Associates of Pennsylvania
(717) 732-2917
412 Erford Road
Camp Hill, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Gaudenzia Inc
(717) 233-3424
2039 North 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA
Hotline
(888) 237-8984
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Genesis House Harrisburg
(717) 232-6981
2901 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Daystar Center For Spiritual Recovery
(717) 230-9898
125 North 18 Street
Harrisburg, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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Colonial House Inc
(717) 792-2036
1300 Woodberry Road
York, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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New Insights Inc
(717) 303-2035
716 State Street
Lemoyne, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Discovery House
(717) 233-7290
99 South Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA
Hotline
(888) 366-7929
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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White Deer Run of Harrisburg
(717) 221-8712
2001 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA
Hotline
(570) 380-2801
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women

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Evergreen House of Catholic Charities
(717) 238-6343
100 Evergreen Street
Harrisburg, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women

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Adams Hanover Counseling Services Inc
(717) 843-0800
1195 Roosevelt Avenue
York, PA
Hotline
(717) 632-4900
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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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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