Support group listings are run as space permits. Items are due one week before publication. Please let us know if your group is taking the summer off. Mail The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 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 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, OHI, 25 Freedom Park, Hermon, building accessible to handicapped. Led by Mary Lingley. 947-0558.

BANGOR – Alzheimer’s disease support group for those in early stages of disease, 7 p.m. second and last Thursdays, led by Mary Lingley, assisted living entrance, driveway on right, Westgate Manor, 750 Union St. 947-0558.

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

BANGOR – Bipolar support group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Accepting, supportive, confidential. Information, facilitator Marjorie McLean, 973-6057. Pre-screening not required.

BANGOR – Breast cancer support group, Encore Plus, YWCA, 17 Second St. Information, 941-2808.

BANGOR – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder support group, 7-8:30 p.m., second Tuesday of each month, Penobscot Room, Acadia Hospital, Stillwater Avenue. Barry Rubin, 990-1555.

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. Facilitated by staff from the Diabetes and Nutrition Center. Open to those with diabetes, and family members. Aug. 1: at-home workouts, Kathy Bernier, certified personal trainer and administrator of Hammond Street Senior Center. 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. 947-6576 or e-mail penny@whcf.cc.

BANGOR – Dual Recovery Anonymous, self-help program for those experiencing chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness, 4-5 p.m. Mondays, Osprey Room, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave.

BANGOR – Eating Disorders Support Group, for those with anorexia or bulimia, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Families and friends welcome. Sheri, 973-6064.

BANGOR – Fibromyalgia support group, 7-8:30 p.m., fourth Wednesdays, HealthSouth, 12 Stillwater Ave. 945-2946.

BANGOR – Gastric bypass support group, 5-7 p.m. second Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. first Fridays, 1-3 p.m. third Saturdays, Mason Auditorium, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 973-6383 or 827-1987.

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

BANGOR – HIV-AIDS support group, sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. Donna, 990-3626.

BANGOR – Lyme disease support group, 1-3 p.m. second Mondays, 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 Wednesdays, St. Francis Boardroom, former fire station, Center Street, across from 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 Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Men’s group, for those questioning their sexuality, and their supporters, drop-in format, 6-8 p.m. first and third Thursdays, sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. 990-3626.

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, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays, Brandow Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 827-6682.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Community Health and Counseling Services, 42 Cedar Street. Step meeting Tuesdays, open discussion other days. 989-6024.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Acadia Hospital, Stillwater Avenue. Open discussion meeting. 989-6024.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 10-11 a.m. Sundays, Little Lads Basket conference room, Main Street, below Epi’s. Open discussion. 989-6024.

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 – Bangor-Outright, for young people 22 and under, and their supporters, sexuality issues, 6-8 p.m. first and third Mondays, sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. Drew, 990-3626.

BANGOR – Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m. Monday, Hospice entrance to Building 2, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway, Bangor; 5 p.m. Thursday, Brown Conference Room, EMMC, Bangor; 9 a.m. Saturday, Church of Universal Fellowship 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 Room, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – PFLAG: Parents, Families and friends of Lesbians and Gays. Time and location, Tamara, 667-5621.

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 – Respiratory Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Aug. 7, Brandow Conference Room, EMMC. Program on new nebulizer system by Eric Conway, representative of a home care provider. Those attending asked to notify Deb Ayotte, 973-7654.

BANGOR – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS No. 311, weigh-in 4-5 p.m., meeting 5:15 p.m. Thursdays, Hammond Street Congregational Church, 28 High Street. Note new location. 990-9370 or 852-9061.

BANGOR – WISER, Women Interested in Self-Esteem Rejuvenation, body image, health and sexuality issues, 5:30-7:30 p.m. last Wednesday, sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. Kelley, 990-3626.

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

BANGOR – Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Not therapy, but a support system focusing on education and discussion of effects of past abuse, current thoughts and behaviors. Those planning to attend should call Marjorie McLean, 973-6057 before their first meeting.

OLD TOWN – Weight Sharers, weight loss, based on sharing money from food budget with those less fortunate. Weigh-in 7 p.m. Mondays, Old Town Knights of Columbus Hall. Donation to charity of your choice at weigh-in. 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. 723-3118, 866-4605 or 866-2630.

STILLWATER – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, TOPS No. 229, weigh-in 5 p.m., meeting 6 p.m. Thursdays, Federated Church, Bennoch Road. Martha, 827-6098 or Dolores, 394-3072.