Chemical dependency

AA Brown Baggers

Noon Mondays through Saturdays, 1601 Oak St., Brainerd. Open meeting. 825-3770.

AA Central Lakes

Local: 829-3740.

AA-Focus

7 a.m. Thursdays open, St. Joseph's Medical Center, fourth floor.

Aitkin Alano Club

5:30 p.m. Sundays, open women's; 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, open. 322 First Ave. N.E., Aitkin. (218) 927-2651.

Al-Anon

4 p.m. Sundays, Live and Let Live; 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Step by Step; 7 a.m. Wednesdays, Early Bird Al-Anon. 1601 Oak St., Alano Club.

Al-Anon

8 p.m. Thursdays, 217 S. Eighth St.

Backus AA

7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Brainerd Alateen

6:30 p.m. Mondays. Dixie, 828-4618.

Carlson Lake Road AA group

Open AA meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, All Saints Catholic Church, corner of Carlson Lake Road and Barbeau Road.

Crosslake AA

Al-Anon-Dep.

7 p.m. Mondays AA & Al-Anon, Crosslake Lutheran Church, closed, non-smoking. 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Presbyterian Church, open meeting, non-smoking. Call (218) 543-5014.

Cuyuna Range

Alano, 249 Curtis Ave., Ironton

Mondays, 6:30 p.m. open. Tuesdays, 9 a.m. open, non-smoking; 8 p.m. open non-smoking. Wednesdays, 7 p.m. open smoking. Thursdays, 8 p.m. open non-smoking. Fridays, 8 p.m. open non-smoking. Saturdays, 7 p.m. open 11th step meeting. (218) 546-8284.

Enlightenment NA

Meets 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, Faith Baptist Church, Staples. Dawn, (218) 851-0058.

Friday Al-Anon

7 p.m. Fridays open non-smoking. Heritage Assembly of God, 13242 Berrywood Drive, Baxter. Mary, 828-0757.

Friends of Bill W.

9:30 a.m. Saturdays at First Lutheran Church, 424 S. Eighth St., Brainerd. AA open. Non smoking. Marci M., 764-3138.

Garrison AA and Al-Anons

7:30 p.m. Mondays, closed, city office building. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, open, Garrison Alliance Church.

Go to Any Length

7 p.m. Mondays, Temple Baptist Church (Soup Kitchen), 923 Oak St., closed, non-smoking.

Help and Hope Al-Anon group

9:30 a.m. Saturdays, 1601 Oak St., Alano Club. Dixie, 828-4618.

Heritage Assembly of God

Open AA meeting, 7 p.m. Fridays, south side entrance, 13242 Berrywood Drive, Baxter. 829-6053.

Holiday help

Have you sometimes wished you could spend a holiday sober? Call any time for help at 828-HELP or (800) 462-5525.

Lakes Area Alano-Non-smoking

Noon Mondays, Brown Bag AA; 8 p.m. Wednesdays, AA closed; noon Thursdays, Brown Bag AA; 7 p.m. Fridays, Life Begins Here, AA open meeting. Call 825-3770.

Laurel Street AA

217 S. Eighth St. Sundays: 10:30 a.m. open, 8 p.m. open. Mondays, 8 p.m., open. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. open. Wednesdays: 10 a.m. open, 8 p.m. closed non-smoking, 8 p.m. closed smoking. Thursdays: 6 p.m. closed (Big Book); 10 p.m. open (candlelight). Fridays: 10 a.m. open; 8 p.m. open. Saturdays: 11:30 a.m. open (12x12); 8:30 p.m. closed. 829-8840 or 829-1557.

Life Recovery Bible Study

7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Thomastown Covenant Church, Staples.

Little Falls AA

7:30 p.m. Mondays, First United Church, Little Falls, closed, non-smoking. (320) 630-2161.

Malmo AA and Al-Anon

AA meetings, 7 p.m. Mondays, Bethesda Lutheran Church, Malmo. AA open meeting occurs last Monday of month. Contact Russ, (320) 676-8742.

Al-Anon meetings, 7 p.m. Mondays, Bethesda Lutheran Church, Malmo, closed meeting. Contact Carol, (218) 678-3563.

McGregor, Palisade

McGregor, call (218) 426-3579 for address. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, open.

Palisade, Bethel Lutheran Church, 7 p.m. Mondays, open non-smoking. (218) 845-2580 or (218) 768-2192.

Motley AA and Al-Anon

12 Easy Steps, Al-Anon, 8 p.m. Mondays, Motley United Methodist Church, 837 Third Ave. S. Lane; AA, 8 p.m. Mondays, Motley United Methodist Church. Call (218) 894-1336 for Al-Anon or AA.

Narcotics Anonymous

Aitkin - 6 p.m. Sundays, Aitkin Text Study, Aitkin Public Library; 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Life, Chaos and Recovery, Aitkin Public Library. Brainerd - 1:30 p.m. Sundays, Basic Text Study, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club; 11 a.m. Mondays, Comrades in Recovery, Brainerd Laurel Street Club; 8 p.m. Mondays, Redemption NA, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club; 8:15 p.m. Thursdays, Upfront NA, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club; 7 p.m. Fridays, Friday Night Hope NA, Bethlehem Lutheran Church basement; 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, Agape NA, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club. Crosby-Ironton - 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Crosby NA, Cuyuna Range Alano and Ironton Alano; 7 p.m. Sundays, Ironton NA, Ironton Alano Club. Motley - 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Motley Crew NA, Free Methodist Church. Staples Enlightenment NA, 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Pine River - 7 p.m. Sundays at the Family Center in Pine River. Enter through the back door. Visit www.naminnesota.org for more information.

New Beginnings AA

7 p.m. Tuesdays, open AA meeting, Bethel Lutheran Church on Five Mile Road. Call 828-0636.

Nisswa AA

St. Christopher's Catholic Church: Mondays - 6 p.m. men's, Christopher's House at St. Christopher's Church. Tuesdays - 7 p.m. Christopher's House at St. Christopher's Church. Wednesdays - 5:30 p.m. women's, Christopher's House at St. Christopher's. Thursdays - 9:30 a.m. Big Book AA, Lutheran Church of the Cross, lower level, north door; 7 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Cross. Fridays - 8 p.m. Christopher's House at St. Christopher's.

Nisswa Al-Anon

7 p.m. Thursdays, Lutheran Church of the Cross.

Nisswa Al-Anon

7 p.m. Tuesdays, Timberwood Church, 23084 State Highway 371, Nisswa.

Nisswa Women's Work

5:30 p.m. Wednesdays open (Steps and Traditions), Journey in Recovery, 25552 Church St., Nisswa. 820-7361.

Pequot Lakes AA

7:30 p.m. Mondays, St. Alice Church.

Pillager AA

8 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 p.m. Thursdays, First Lutheran Church. Closed AA.

Pine River AA

8 p.m. Wednesdays, closed, and 8 p.m. Saturdays, open, DAC building.

St. Columbo AA group

7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Tim and Dawn's house, open meeting, smoking and H.C.A. Tim or Dawn at 963-0340, 831-6898 or 831-5165.

St. Francis AA group

7 p.m. Tuesdays, basement of St. Francis Catholic Church. Open non-smoking. 839-7351.

Secular AA

For more information, call 831-1038.

Serenity Al-Anon

Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Up Front Alano Club, 302 Fourth Ave. N.E.

Serenity in the Pines-AA

County Rd. 49, So. Hwy. 371. Thursdays 8 p.m. Open non-smoking, (320) 632-9192.

Sleepy Hollow AA

Mondays - 8 p.m. open, non-smoking. Fort Ripley Town Hall, 829-7583.

Staples AA

8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Community Center.

Sunday Serenity CODA

7:30 p.m. Sundays, Lakes Area Alano Club, 1601 Oak St.

Up-Front AA

302 Fourth Ave. N.E. Sundays - 10 a.m. closed; 8 p.m. open (candlelight). Mondays - 9 a.m. open; 6:30 p.m. open; 8 p.m. closed (call up). Tuesdays - 9 a.m. open; 6:30 p.m. open (Big Book) (12x12); 8 p.m. beginners open, NA meeting. Wednesdays - noon open; 2 p.m. open; 4 p.m. open women's meeting; 6:30 p.m. open (Big Book); 8 p.m. open. Thursdays - 9 a.m. open meeting; 6:30 p.m. open. Fridays - 8 p.m. open (speakers meeting). Saturdays - 10 a.m. open; 10 p.m. open (candlelight). 828-4811.

Verndale

8 p.m. Fridays, senior citizens building.

Women in Recovery

Meets noon Wednesdays, Motley Free Methodist Church. JoAnn P., (218) 575-2611.