Augusta, ME Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers

Residential treatment programs are also called inpatient treatment programs, and they require patients to stay in the treatment facility. They offer access to medical supervision 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is very beneficial for patients who need to get out of their destructive surroundings.

While in a partial hospitalization program, patients will still have access to monitoring by medical professionals, and they will still participate in rehabilitation activities during the day, but they are permitted to go home at night.

While in an outpatient treatment program, patients will participate in rehabilitation activities for 10 to 15 hours a week. This is ideal for patients who have less severe addictions, patients who have already completed a residential program or PHP or patients who have a lot of family or work obligations.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous is the most popular recovery group in America and the entire world. It has been helping those who have an addiction to alcohol for decades as it began in 1935. While AA encourages members to get a sponsor – an experienced member of AA who becomes a mentor – it does not require this of its members. The only thing it requires is a desire to stop drinking. There are a number of meetings in the Augusta area. Here are a few.

Open Meeting
Linc Club
38 Memorial Cir.
Augusta, ME 04330

Alcoholics in Action
St. Augustin’s Catholic Church
1 Kendall St.
Augusta, ME 04330

Looney Toons Group
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
9 Summer St.
Augusta, ME 04330

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Meetings

A 12-step program like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous has a primary focus on those with an addiction to harder substances. NA is the second largest recovery group in the world with over 67,000 meetings all over the globe. There are many meetings in the Augusta area. Here are a few options.

ABC Baptist Church
1 Elm Street
Topsham, ME 04086

Addiction Resource Center
66 Baribeau Dr. Ste 3
Brunswick, ME 04011

Riverview Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital St.
Augusta, ME 04330

SMART Recovery Meetings

SMART Recovery does not use the 12 steps, but it uses a 4-point system – building and maintaining motivation, living a balanced life, coping with any urges that arise and managing thoughts and behaviors – to focus on self-empowering recovery. This group is the largest alternative to the 12-step approach. For some people, the “higher power” that AA an NA talk about does not resonate. These people would most likely appreciate the scientifically based approach of SMART Recovery. Here are the meetings that are close to Augusta.

Augusta Wednesday
295 Water St.
Augusta, ME 04330

Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery
295 Water St.
Augusta, ME 04330

Maine General Medical Center
35 Medical Center Parkway
Augusta, ME 04330

Al-Anon and Nar-Anon Meetings

When your mother, father, daughter, son, brother, sister, wife, husband, girlfriend or boyfriend struggles with drug or alcohol addiction, you go through a lot of suffering yourself. While people in your life may try to be sympathetic, they can’t really understand what you are going through unless they have gone through it themselves. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon are support groups dedicated to the loved ones of those who struggle with substance use disorder. Here are options for meetings in the Augusta area.

Al-Anon
Unitarian Universalist Community Church
69 Winthrop St.
Augusta, ME 04330

Al-Anon
Penney Memorial United Baptist Church
393 Water St.
Augusta, ME 04330

Al-Anon
Togus Va
1 Va Ctr.
Augusta, ME 04330