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SUPPORT GROUPS

The Las Vegas chapter of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth support group will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. (369-6095). The guest speaker will be Martin McCorkle, author of "Walk With Me," a story of one man's life with muscular degeneration and his 1,700-mile walk through California.

O2 On the Go, a support group for people of all ages who have pulmonary disease, meets at 10 a.m. on the third Friday of each month at the H2U Office, 8524 Del Webb Blvd. (363-8329).

Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for compulsive and other eating disorders, meets at 9:30 a.m. Fridays in the library at Green Valley United Methodist Church, 2200 Robindale Road, Henderson (866-6682).

Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step support program for those struggling with anger, fear, anxiety, depression, grief or worry, meets at 6 p.m. Fridays and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays (221-0744).

Highland Hills Baptist Church, 615 College Drive, Henderson, offers a Gamblers Anonymous support group at 7 p.m. Fridays (566-0200).

Celebrate Recovery meetings are at 6 p.m. Fridays at Valley Christian Center, 3140 S. Durango Drive, No. 105 (292-0439).

Celebrate Recovery meetings are at 7 p.m. Fridays at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road (658-2722).

Summerlin TGIF Al-Anon meets at 11 a.m. Fridays at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 Pavilion Center Drive (544-1937).

Meetings of Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons are at 7 p.m. Fridays at Christ Episcopal Church, 2000 S. Maryland Parkway (223-6600).

The no-cost Breast Cancer Counseling Support Group meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays at the Center for Compassionate Care, 4141 Swenson St. (796-3167).

The Eating Disorders Recovery Support Group for people suffering from anorexia, bulimia or using food as a drug, meets at 9:15 a.m. Saturdays on the Siena campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson (616-4900).

Divorced & Widowed Adjustment Inc. offers divorce support group meetings at 10 a.m. Saturdays at First Christian Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive, Room 4 (735-5544).

An Alateen Support Group meets at noon Saturdays in the Garden Room on the Siena campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson (616-4900).

The Al-Anon Family Group's Women's Step Study meets at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave. (456-4938).

Serenity Finders meets at 7 p.m. Saturdays at the Take It Easy Club, 329 N. 11th St. (387-9282).

Nicotine Anonymous, a 12-step program for those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, meets Saturdays at Stairway II Club, 3443 N. Rancho Drive.

The Rape Crisis Center's support group for male victims of sexual violence meets at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Rape Crisis Center, 6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Building B, Room 149 (385-2153).

HALT, a 12-step recovery support group for alcoholics and drug addicts, meets at noon Sundays through Fridays at the Montevista Hospital Professional Building, 6000 Rochelle Ave (304-8217).

An Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 6 p.m. Sundays on the Siena campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson (616-4900).

The Desert Dogs Family Group AA, Al-Anon and Alateen meet at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6000 W. Rochelle Ave. (523-1380).

Al-Anon groups for friends and relatives of alcoholics meet at 8 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays at 4600 S. Nellis Blvd. (438-0482).

Dual Diagnosis Anonymous, a 12-step support group for both substance abuse and mental health issues, meets at 1 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Turning Point Club, 21 E. California St. (375-0944).

St. Paul's Outreach is a spiritual support group for gay and lesbian Catholics, their families and friends, in the Diocese of Las Vegas. Meetings are at 3 p.m. Sundays in Anderson Hall at Guardian Angel Cathedral, 336 Cathedral Way (796-3566).

First Henderson United Methodist Church, 609 E. Horizon Drive, offers Youth Decision Making and Life After Loss support groups at 9:30 a.m. Sundays (565-6049).

College Park Baptist Church, 2101 E. Owens Ave., offers the following support groups at 5:30 p.m. Sundays: Search for Significance, Untangling Relationships, Keeping Love Alive/Love is a Decision and a 12-step addiction recovery program (642-5921).

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW, a program for anyone suffering from compulsive eating, anorexia or bulimia, offers support group meetings (458-4271).

An eating disorder support group meets at Montevista Hospital Office Building, 6000 W. Rochelle Ave., Room 2 (203-8363).

Narcotics Anonymous has weekly support group meetings at various times and locations (369-3362).

Gamblers Anonymous has daily meetings throughout the community (385-7732). The Gam-Anon hot line is 655-8184.

The Society of Single Seniors and Widowed Persons has monthly meetings (645-5802).

Recovery Inc., a self-help support group for those 18 years and older with overwhelming stress, anger, guilt, fear, anxiety or depression, meets weekly at three locations (696-0050).

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society offers free support groups for those learning to live with blood cancer (436-4220).

Compiled by Melissa O'Neill. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information contact Melissa O'Neill at 383-0265 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.

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