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Support group listings are run as space permits. Items are due one week before publication. Mail The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; or e-mail weekly@bangordailynews.net, or drop them off at the front desk of the Buck Street entrance at the Bangor Daily News, 491 Main St., Bangor.

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

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

BANGOR – Alzheimer’s caregiver support group, 7 p.m. second and last Thursdays, Westgate Manor, 750 Union St.

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

BANGOR – Bipolar support group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Info, facilitator Marjorie McLean, 973-6057.

BANGOR – Celiac sprue group, 7 p.m. third Tuesday of each month, old firehouse across from St. Joseph Hospital, Center Street. 827-2733.

BANGOR – Clinics sponsored by Bangor STD Clinic, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays. HIV testing and Hepatitis C testing. Clinics $40, no one turned away for inability to pay. 947-0700.

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 – Eating disorders support group, anorexia or bulimia, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Sheri, 973-6064.

BANGOR – Greater Bangor Chapter of Mothers and More, supports mothers who have altered career paths in order to care for their children, 7-9 p.m. second Wednesdays, fourth Thursdays, Bangor Theological Seminary. Kate, 942-3199; bangormoms@yahoo.com.

BANGOR – Greater Bangor Parkinson support group, 2-4 p.m. third Sundays, Osprey Room, Acadia Hospital. Family members, caregivers welcome.

BANGOR – Heart valve support group, 10 a.m.-noon, second Friday of month, Brown Conference Room, EMMC.

BANGOR – HIV-AIDS support groups, sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. Denis, 990-3626. Individualized counseling, risk reduction.

BANGOR – Interstitial cystitis support group, education and open discussion, 6-8 p.m. second Tuesdays, Forsythe Room, EMMC. This month only, meeting April 15, with staff members from Dr. Robert Grover’s office. Family and friends welcome. 825-4457.

BANGOR – Lyme disease support group, 1-3 p.m. second Mondays, Room 2D, EMMC. Emma Jean, 732-3448.

BANGOR – MIGHT, Mental Illness Group Helping Themselves, 6-8 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Acadia Hospital. Debbie, 945-5126.

BANGOR – My Choice Pregnancy Resource Center, support services and options for pregnant and parenting women. (800) 773-9595.

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, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Brandow Conference Room, EMMC, 827-6682; 7-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Community Health and Counseling Services, 42 Cedar St.; 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Acadia Hospital, Stillwater Avenue.

BANGOR – Nicotine Anonymous, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Conference Room 2, Maine Veterans Home, 44 Hogan Road. 843-7563.

BANGOR – Serenity Recovery Group, for recovering alcoholics, adult children, those living with alcoholic, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Room 15, Bangor Baptist Church. 947-6576.

BANGOR – Spruce Run support groups for women affected by partner abuse. Day and evening groups; child care activities. Details, call Spruce Run’s, 945-5102 or (800) 863-9909.

BANGOR – Support group for cancer survivors, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Survivors group, for those who have lost a loved one or have someone who is seriously ill, Bangor Baptist Church. Info, 947-6576.

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

BANGOR – Women’s HIV Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, third Wednesday of the month. Case Management Services, EMAN, 990-3626.

BANGOR – Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Before first meeting, call Marjorie McLean, 973-6057.

ORONO – Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, noon-1 p.m. third Wednesday of the month, Newman Center, 83 College Ave. 581-3444.


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