About AA – Alcoholics Anonymous
AA – Alcoholics Anonymous (Northeast Florida Intergroup Services) is a peer support and sobriety resource in Jacksonville, Florida connecting people seeking recovery from alcohol use disorder through the 12 Step program.
The organization serves as the intergroup hub for the greater Jacksonville area, supporting hundreds of local AA groups and helping newcomers take their first steps toward sobriety.
Its approach centers on community based and spiritually grounded peer support guided by AA’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
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Northeast Florida Intergroup Services coordinates access to over 600 weekly AA meetings across the Jacksonville area, giving people in recovery a wide range of options to fit their schedule and comfort level.
The intergroup office also maintains a 24 hour hotline offering immediate information, encouragement, and guidance toward the right meeting type for each member.
Newcomers can choose between open meetings, which welcome family members and anyone curious about AA, and closed meetings designed for those with a personal desire to stop drinking.
The program emphasizes sponsorship, step work, and peer accountability as core tools for maintaining sobriety long term.
Quick Facts: AA Northeast Florida Intergroup in Jacksonville
- Services offered: 12 Step meeting referrals, sponsorship connections, newcomer orientation, and a 24 hour hotline.
- Approach: Peer led, 12 Step fellowship model focused on spiritual growth and one-day-at-a-time sobriety.
- Cost: No dues or fees for membership; AA groups are self supporting through voluntary member contributions.
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Levels of Care
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
Treatments
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Drug rehab in Florida provides quality treatment to help individuals overcome dependency related to a wide range of addictive substances. Programs address both the physical and mental aspects of addiction in order to help you make a full recovery.
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
Programs
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
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3128 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32207
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