Substance Use and Harm Reduction

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February 2023: We have recently added two fields to our request form. You will see LGBTQ-owned? and AAILA-owned? on some entries. These are self-declared fields. AAILA is 'African, Asian, Indigenous, Latin American'.

Substance Use and Harm Reduction

  • Al-Anon • Website • Al-Anon • Eno River Unitarian Church. 4907 Garrett Road, Durham NC 27707 • 919-713-1516 • This is an Al-Anon meeting on Friday evenings at 6:30 for LGBTQ people who have a problem with someone else’s drinking.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous • LGBT AA meeting on Mondays 6:30pm to 7:30pm held at Duke Memorial Church. Please refer to meeting schedule for District 32 AA meetings
  • Bill Gibbons, MEd, LCAS • 919-724-0916 • billgjc@aol.com  • 1208 Sedgefield Street, Durham,NC 27705 • Website • Therapy/counseling for alcoholics, addicts, partners of, adults who grew up in families of. Most of my clients are stable in recovery and are working on the deeper growth issues. Specialize in LGBTQ community. And those infected or affected by HIV. I am an out gay man.
  • Crystal Meth Anonymous: D-Icers • 1201 N Roxboro St, Durham NC 27701 • dicerstriangle@gmail.com • Website • Crystal Meth Anonymous is a 12-Step fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they can help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.
  • Crystal Meth Anonymous: Pipe Down • 725 N Boylan Ave, Raleigh NC 27605 • pipedownnc@gmail.com • Website • Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) is a 12-Step fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth. Fridays 7:00 pm
  • LaVare Leith Foundation • 1013 Sycamore Street, Durham NC 27707 • 919-627-0471 • dwilson@llfnc.org • Website • The LaVare Leith Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit that offers scholarships to individuals looking to enter a recovery residence or treatment facility. Scholarships are based on an application and interview process and vary in amounts.
  • North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition • 919-370-0671 • loftinwilson@gmail.com • Website • Harm reduction resources, including syringe access and free naloxone. Everyone welcome and treated with respect, including people who are actively using drugs, people who do sex work, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
  • Rehab Spot • https://www.rehabspot.com/ •  Website • Rehab Spot is a free resource for people looking to be supported in their recovery. You can use the website to look at online resources or use the helpline to be connected with a dedicated treatment provider in your area. Sliding scale and insurance options are available once you are connected with a provider. Our main goal is to lessen the stigma around substance abuse treatment, to help those who are struggling with abuse find the help they need to live a healthy and sober life!