Online resources provide 24/7 access to recovery-related connection and experiences. Find support, meetings, and places to share your feelings and thoughts that reach others in the recovery community.
- Social Networking
Social networking sites, like Facebook, let you be in touch with others on the Internet. These social networking sites are specifically for the recovery community.
Club Soda
Part of the Mindful Drinking Movement™, Club Soda is for everyone who wants to cut back their drinking or go alcohol-free. It is based in the UK with members all over the world. They run short courses, post useful information, and highlight real-world and online events where you can socialize alcohol-free. They have online community spaces on Facebook and Instagram and a blog and podcasts on mindful drinking and how to stop drinking.
The Daily Pledge
This is Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's free online Community Social Site. You can make a Daily Pledge to sobriety, add to the "I’m Grateful Today" section, read the thought for the day, or access their chat, blog, videos and much more.
In The Rooms
Created by two people in long term recovery to give recovering addicts a place to meet and socialize when not in face-to-face meetings. The site has over 650,000 members. Sections include 130 live interactive video 12-step and other recovery group meetings each week, articles and blog posts.
Recovery Elevator’s Café RE
A private online unsearchable recovery community that focuses on connection and accountability through 6 week courses followed by informal discussion.
Sober Girl Society
This is now one of the largest communities for sober women from all over the world. They offer helpful resources and recommendations for staying sober, a monthly newsletter, community blog, and more. As well as running sober events throughout the UK, they host a virtual Wake Up Club every other Saturday and help to connect women globally through their Instagram-based community.
Soberful Facebook GROUP
This group is led by long-time recovery professionals, Veronica Valli and Chip Somers. Their free Facebook group is a place to connect in a private community that offers support and understanding from others on the same journey, free from judgement, as you live a sober life.
The Sobriety Collective
This recovery hub is a community of creative people living a substance-free life. You can read their profiles, browse through hundreds of blogs and podcasts - and link to helpful resources for you and for families.
The Tribe Wellness Community
A peer-to-peer support group for individuals and their loved ones. It offers a place to share stories, encouragement and friendship as well as a forum, chat room and wellness tools such as trackers, friend reminders, mood mapping and kudos.
- Chat Rooms & Chat Meetings
- Message Boards
- Online Meetings
- Text Messaging Programs