Chicago Resources - Drugs
Click here for crystal meth specific information.
A list of over 50 GLBT-focused Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week in Chicago.
***Click here for a handy list of various recovery-focused links, put together by Ed Negron, who writes a weekly blog on LifeLube called "The Work-In."
Center on Halsted - Gay & Straight Together NA (Narcotics Anonymous)
12-step meeting on Saturdays 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. Second Floor.
Center on Halsted - When You Care
A support group addressing the unique concerns of individuals whose LGBTQ partners, family members or friends are struggling with substance abuse. Meets Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm.
Contact: Tim Bechtel 773-472-6469 x158.
Center on Halsted – Sober Horizons
GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous Group. Meets Sundays from 9:00-11:00 am. Second Floor
Haymarket Center
4750 N. Sheridan #434, Chicago or 120 N. Sangamon, Chicago
(312) 226-7984
Crystal meth hotline: 877-METHLINE (877-638-4546)
Howard Brown Health Center
4025 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago
773-388-1600
Howard Brown Health Center - Bitch to Quit
Co-ed smoking cessation groups providing skills and support, without judgment, to help beat cigarette addiction. Nicotine gum and patches available at no cost. Call for locations 
and start dates.
Contact: Kristen Torres 773-388-8682 kristent@howardbrown.org or here
Howard Brown Health Center - Recovering with PRIDE Program
Individual/Group therapy and intensive outpatient services are available to members of the LGBTQ community struggling with alcohol or substance abuse or addiction, or wanting ongoing recovery support. Recovering with Pride Helpline (773)388-8891
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Fridays at 7:00 pm at TPAN, 5537 N. Broadway, 773-989-9400
Sundays at 10:30 am at TPAN, 5537 N. Broadway, 773-989-9400
New Town Alano Club
Hosts a range of 12 step meetings with a primary outreach to lesbians and gays, including AA, CMA, NA, Alanon, Cocaine Anonymous, and others.
Meetings at 909 W Belmont, 2nd floor
contact: 773-529-0321
The Recovery Room
A community of individuals dedicated to celebrating the diversity of 12-step recovery in a spirit of inclusiveness. Hosts a range of meetings, welcoming all members of the GLBT community and their friends seeking recovery. Visit their website.
Meetings at 4138 N Sheridan Rd. (at Buena). Contact them.
Save our Sanity Group of AlAnon
Group for friends and families of alcoholics. Meets Monday Nights 8:00 pm at the Joliet Alano Club (go in the back door, to the front room) 265 Republic Joliet.
www.niafg.org
Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) – Positive Progress I & II
A peer-led groups for HIV positive individuals in recovery. Special emphasis is placed on living a clean and sober lifestyle as a priority to effectively living and dealing with HIV. Group I reads from AA literature. Group II reads from NA literature. Meets Tuesdays 7:00-9:00 pm.
contact: Abraham House-EL 773-989-9400
Valeo at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
4840 N. Marine Drive, Chicago
(800) 888-0560
Provides comprehensive psychiatric and addiction-related treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals. The program offers a safe, affirming therapeutic environment for members of the LGBTQ community.
