A list of recovery resources geared toward students, including many alternatives to 12-step approaches.
A Culturally Grounded Collegiate Recovery ʻOhana (family)
Located in The Queen Liliʻuokalani Center for Student Services room 313c at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Mālama Project seeks to provide a space where all students in recovery can feel safe, accepted, understood, and empowered. Cultural sensitivity and congruent practices, grounded in traditional Hawaiian values, are embedded in Mālama Projects practice. Mālama Project embraces all forms of recovery and students at any point in their journey.
Please explore our site to learn more about what we do here at Mālama Project and experience our approach to healing through Hawaiian values.
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for people with substance use disorders and in recovery. The following resources may help.Including the following:
- From Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director
- Information for Researchers
- General Guidance
- Recovery Resources
- Guidance for Providers
- Justice System Resources
- Featured News Articles
This coronavirus pandemic will certainly be a difficult time for everyone, but there are reasons why those of us in recovery or those struggling with drug and alcohol use may have a particularly difficult time.
We’re a group of folks who may seem difficult to characterize at first. While we thrive on human interaction, we’re also people who like to isolate, especially when we’re active in our addiction or experiencing uncomfortable feelings. And what’s more uncomfortable than being socially isolated while there’s an illness we don’t know much about impacting people across the globe? These issues of uncertainty around work, school, and family issues – when will we get to go back to school, how will we manage with “social distancing” that may keep us in a house with family members who are not supportive of our recovery? For those still struggling with drugs and alcohol, how will our body react without the substances? Is withdrawal likely? And for everyone – where do we turn to find the support we used to get from AA, NA, Al-anon, other types of recovery meetings, therapists, houses of worship and other resources?
AA Agnostica is meant to be a helping hand for the alcoholic who reaches out to Alcoholics Anonymous for help and finds that she or he is disturbed by the religious content of many AA meetings.
Call for unity of wellness approaches in dealing with addiction and the present crisis.
Twelve-step approach as undertaken by agnostics and atheists
List of Substance Abuse Treatment Resources in Hawaiʻi
at Ku Aloha Mau we strive to give the island’s best Medically Assisted Treatment possible for our haumana. That is why our diligent staff continuously works hard to advocate, integrate new policy, and stay up to date. Our empathetic, energized, and compassionate counselors, directors, and medical professionals are exceeding the expectations of our clients each day.
We are a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path of recovery together.
Our program uses the Buddhist practices of meditation, self-inquiry, wisdom, compassion, and community as tools for recovery and healing. We believe that recovery is about finding our own inner wisdom and our own path.
Recovery Dharma welcomes anyone who is looking to heal from addiction and addictive behavior, whether it’s caused by substance use or process addictions like codependency, gambling, eating disorders, relationships, technology, or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering. We’ve found that this Buddhist-inspired path can lead to liberation from the suffering of addiction, and we support you in finding your own path to recovery.
In The Rooms is a free online recovery tool that offers 130 weekly online meetings for those recovering from addiction and related issues. We embrace multiple pathways to recovery, including all 12 Step, Non-12 Step, Wellness and Mental Health modalities.
Virtual Narcotics ANonymous Meetings
LifeRing Secular Recovery is an organization of people who share practical experiences and sobriety support. There are as many ways to live free of drugs and alcohol as there are stories of successful sober people. Many LifeRing members attend other kinds of meetings or recovery programs, and we honor those decisions. Some have had negative experiences in attempting to find help elsewhere, but most people soon find that LifeRing’s emphasis on the positive, practical present-day can turn anger and despair into hope and resolve. LifeRing respectfully embraces what works for each individual.
An Organization of Women, For Women
Women for Sobriety, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women discover a happy New Life in recovery from Substance Use Disorders. Founded in 1975, the WFS New Life Program is based on thirteen Acceptance Statements which encourage emotional and spiritual growth. WFS has certified moderators and chat leaders leading mutual support groups online and in person, as well as phone volunteers available for one-on-one support. Any woman seeking an abstinent New Life is welcome to join WFS, and all expressions of female identity are welcome.
SMART Recovery Online (SROL) is an online community where individuals with addiction, their Family & Friends, and other specialized audiences can interact with SMART Recovery volunteers and each other to aid in overcoming addiction.
Phone line and many additional resources. If you or a loved one is suffering because of addiction, this is a great starting point to find out what is available.
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships. CoDA has a handy self-evaluation if you are curious.
Due to COVID-19 many meetings are either on hiatus or choosing to meet by video or phone conference. CoDA’s main website has a catalog of online meetings you are welcome to attend. While they continue to update meetings, there has been a lag in posting the new online listings due to the volume of requested changes. CoDA World Services suggests that you first reach out to local contacts asking them for direct information. Here is a list of meetings in Hawaiʻi with contact information if you want to talk to someone here or find an online meeting not listed. For other places, you can just tweak the search.
Locally hosted online AA meetings during covid-19 crisis with links to global and national AA meetings online. 24-Hour Helpline (808) 946-1438
Zoom meetings, online or by phone, for people who are in any kind of a relationship with an addicted person.