BANGOR AREA – Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, for those who have a desire to stop drinking, AA hot line, 800-737-6237, or www.aamaine.org.

BANGOR AREA – Al-Anon meetings, for family and friends of problem drinkers; beginners encouraged. Al-Anon, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, First United Methodist Church, 40 Main St., Brewer (beginners, 5:30 p.m. first Tuesdays); 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Orland town hall, School House Road, Orland; 8 p.m. Thursdays, Hammond Street Congregational Church, 28 High St., Bangor. Ron, 843-5058, or 800-498-1844.

BUCKSPORT – Bucksport-Orland Al-Anon Family Group meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Elm Street Congregational Church, wheelchair ramp entrance, Franklin Street. Membership voluntary, policy of anonymity.

BANGOR – Gamblers Anonymous, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Leonard Room, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. 773-7867 or visit www.gamblers

anonymous.org.

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

BANGOR – Best Beginnings breast-feeding support group, 10-11:30 a.m. second Tuesday, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Lactation and Perinatal Education Center, Phillips-Oliver 5. Babies welcome. 973-8742.

BREWER – Brain Injury Support Group for survivors of brain injury and their families and friends, 5:30-6:30 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, Maine Center for Integrated Rehabilitation, Twin City Plaza, 248 State St. 989-2034.

BANGOR – Cancer survivors’ support group, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

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

BANGOR – Empty Arms, a support group for parents grieving infant and pregnancy loss, 7-8:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays, EMMC, Phillips-Oliver 5, Lactation and Perinatal Education Support Center. Pam Houston, 973-8742; or Aimee Gerbi, 827-4364.

BANGOR – First Step Pregnancy Resource Center, support services, options counseling, free and confidential, 263 State St. 942-1611.

BANGOR AREA – Gam-Anon, a group for family and friends of compulsive gamblers. For information or interest in starting a local group, call 827-5406.

BANGOR – GEAR Parent Network, support to parents of children with emotional and behavioral needs, 1 p.m. first Tuesday, 6 p.m. third Tuesday, Wings office, 900 Hammond St. Helen, 564-3361, 800-264-9224.

BANGOR – Grief Share, grief recovery support, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 21 Eaton St. Jeanne Shaw, 827-4020; United Baptist Church, 827-2024.

BANGOR – Heart valve support group, 10 a.m. second Thursdays, vascular care room, EMMC. Louise, 825-4443.

BANGOR – Interstitial cystitis support group, education and open discussion, 6 p.m. second Tuesdays, Forsythe Room, EMMC. Family and friends welcome. 825-4457.

BANGOR – La Leche League, 10 a.m. first Wednesday, Grace United Methodist Church, 193 Union St. May bring babies, toddlers. Melanie Kollman, 942-2362; Cindy Blease, 866-2177.