BANGOR AREA – Al-Anon meeting locations, (800) 344-2666.

BANGOR AREA – Alcoholics Anonymous meeting locations, AA hot line, (800) 737-6237, or check the Web site at www.aamaine.org.

BANGOR – “All Creatures Great and Small,” bereavement support group for those who have lost a pet. Info, 973-3956.

BANGOR – Bangor ALS support group for those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 1-3 p.m., third Friday each month, OHI, 25 Freedom Park, Hermon, building accessible to handicapped. Facilitated by Wayne Moore, licensed clinical social worker. Information, leave message at 356-8724.

BANGOR – Alzheimer’s disease support group, for those in early stages of disease, 7 p.m. second and last Thursdays, assisted living entrance, end of driveway on right, with presentations on coping, community and financial resources, care options, led by Wayne Moore and Mary Lingley, Westgate Manor, 750 Union St. 356-8724.

BANGOR – Autism support group for parents, professionals, sponsored by Penquis CAP Autism Community Service, 6-8 p.m. third Wednesday of each month, rear entrance, 262 Harlow St. 973-3587.

BANGOR – Bone Health Information and Support Group, 10 a.m. March 28, YWCA Bangor-Brewer, Second Street. “Women and Heart Disease,” Sue Dearborn, exercise physiologist. Robin Long, Caring Connections, 941-2808.

BANGOR – Celiac sprue support group, for people with gluten intolerance, 7 p.m., third Tuesday of the month, Building 1, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway. 827-2733 or 262-1836.

BANGOR – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder support group, 7-8:30 p.m., second Tuesday of each month. April 9, meetings resume at Acadia Hospital, Stillwater Avenue. Barry Rubin, 990-1555. Free ADD fact sheets available by calling.

BANGOR – Codependents Anonymous, 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Hammond Street Congregational Church.

BANGOR – Community bereavement support group, 6-7:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Brookings-Smith Family Center, Center Street. 262-1810 or 843-7521.

BANGOR – Diabetes support group, sponsored by St. Joseph Healthcare, 1-2 p.m. first Thursday of the month, Willette Conference Center, Building 2, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway. Members share experiences relating to diabetes management, stress reduction techniques, coping skills. Facilitated by staff from the Diabetes and Nutrition Center. Open to those with diabetes, and family members. 262-1836.

BANGOR – Divorce support group for those who are divorced or separated, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Bangor Baptist Church, 1476 Broadway. DivorceCare curriculum and materials used. 947-6576 or e-mail penny@whcf.cc.

BANGOR – Dual Recovery Anonymous, self-help program for those experiencing both chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness, 4-5 p.m. Mondays, Mallard Room, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Purpose: to help men and women stop using alcohol and other intoxicating drugs, and learn how to manage their emotional or psychiatric illness in a healthy and constructive way.

BANGOR – Fibromyalgia support group, 7-8:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday of the month, 12 Stillwater Ave. 945-2946.

BANGOR – Gastric bypass support group, 5-7 p.m. second Wednesday of the month, 1-3 p.m. third Saturday, Mason Auditorium, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 973-6383.

BANGOR – Gynecologic support group for women who have had gynecologic cancer, 3:30-5 p.m., second Wednesday of the month, Isaac Farrar Mansion, YWCA, Second Street. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Lyme disease support group, 1-3 p.m., second Monday of the month, Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center. Emma Jean, 732-3448.

BANGOR – Lymphedema support group, noon-1 p.m. or 5-6 p.m., third Wednesday of the month, St. Francis Boardroom, former fire station, Center Street, across from St. Joseph Hospital. 262-2212.

BANGOR – Lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma support group, for individuals who have had these types of cancer, and their loved ones, 5:30-7 p.m., second Wednesday of the month, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – MIGHT, Mental Illness Group Helping Themselves, 6-8 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Leonard Conference Room, Acadia Hospital. Debbie, 947-9208.

BANGOR – NAMI support group for family and friends of those with mental illness, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Osprey Room, Acadia Hospital, Stillwater Avenue. Nancy, 223-5686.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturdays, Brandow Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 827-6682.

BANGOR – Nicotine Anonymous, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 862-6211.

BANGOR – Open support group for individuals who have had cancer, and their loved ones, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Overeaters Anonymous, weekly at 10 a.m. Monday, Hospice entrance to Building 2, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway, Bangor; 5 p.m. Thursday, Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor; 9 a.m. Saturday, Church of Universal Fellowship Parish Hall, Orono; 4 p.m. Sunday, second-floor conference room, St. Joseph Hospital, 360 Broadway, Bangor. 973-6815.

BANGOR – Passages, for bone marrow and pre- and post-stem cell transplant recipients, 5:30-7 p.m., last Tuesday of the month, Brandow Auditorium, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Prostate “Us Too,” for men who have had prostate cancer, and their loved ones, 6:30-7:30 p.m., first Wednesday of the month, Room 2D, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS No. 311, weigh-in 4-5 p.m., meeting 5:15 p.m. Thursdays, First Baptist Church, 56 Center St. 990-9370 or 852-9061.

BANGOR – Women Coping with Advanced Cancer, 1:30-3 p.m., second and fourth Thursdays of the month, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

MILFORD – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS No. 229, weigh-in 5 p.m., meeting 6 p.m. Thursdays, Milford Community Center. Martha, 827-6098, or Dolores, 394-3072.

OLD TOWN – “Weight Sharers,” new concept in weight loss based on sharing money from your food budget with those less fortunate. Weigh-in 7 p.m. Mondays, Old Town Knights of Columbus Hall. Donation to charity of your choice accepted at time of weigh-in. Information, Ernie Gallant, 944-2551.

ORONO – “Starting Over,” nondenominational support group for widowed, divorced, separated or always single, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Orono United Methodist Church, Oak Street. April 3: DivorceCare Video No. 2, “The Road to Healing and Finding Help;” April 10, “Singleness,” with Pastor Herschel Hafford; April 17, potluck 6 p.m., comedy video and fun night 7 p.m.; April 24, speaker Maria Biaz. 746-9381, 866-4605 or 866-2630.