These groups offer addicts assistance in healing and recovery. According to recovering addicts Paulette Orr and Curtis Hill, the group meetings, which are held in many communities throughout northeast

These groups offer addicts assistance in healing and recovery. According to recovering addicts Paulette Orr and Curtis Hill, the group meetings, which are held in many communities throughout northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, are an asset and necessity for all recovering addicts. The services are free, though donations are appreciated. For meetings and other service information, call these numbers:
Alcoholics Anonymous -- A support and recovery program for alcoholics, (330) 270-3000.
Cocaine Anonymous -- A support and recovery program for cocaine addicts, (330) 783-1833.
Narcotics Anonymous -- A support and recovery program for narcotics addicts, 1-(888) 438-4673.
Sources: Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic,
Pauline Orr, Curtis Hill