Health Briefs

To submit a health brief,
e-mail submissions to oalife@oaoa.com. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday for consideration for the following Monday's edition.

Food needed for needy
JesusHouseOdessa.com is calling out for food to help feed the area's homeless, the poor and needy.
Perishable and nonperishable items may be delivered to 1335 E. Sixth St.
Call 559-9165 for drop off times.
ON THE NET:
>> www.jesushouseodessa.com.

New grief support group
Star Hospice is offering "Stepping Stones of Hope" Grief Support Group for families or individuals who have lost a loved one.
Support group meetings are scheduled at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Star Hospice, 620 N. Grant Ave., Suite 100.
For more information, call Chaplain Jane Morin at 580-7707.
ON THE NET:
>> www.steppingstonesofhope.org

SUPPORT GROUPS
>> MIDLAND The Permian Basin Gamblers Anonymous. Meets at 3 p.m. Sundays at 206 N. Midkiff Road, Suite 1-D, Midland. Call 853-4619.
>> ABLE Center for Independent Living. "Coffee Talk" group meets from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at 3415 Brentwood Drive. Call Kathleen Storey or Daniel Panter at 580-3439.
>> Permian Basin A.W.A.K.E. support group meets from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Permian Basin Sleep Center, 600 N. Washington Ave.
>> Alcoholics Anonymous. Call 580-7868 for times, dates and locations of the meetings.
>> The Odessa Alzheimer's Family Support Group. Meets at 7:15 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Sherwood Place, 3939 E. 52nd St. Call 362-5006.
>> HopeKeepers. Meets at 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord, corner of 21st Street and Grandview Avenue to help people who suffer from chronic pain or illness. Call 362-2549.
>> Parkinson's Support Group. Meets at 1 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Lincoln Towers, 311 W. Fourth St. Call 366-1593.
>> PECOS The Pecos Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group. Meets at 4 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Pecos Senior Center, 119 S. Cedar. Call (800) 272-3900.
>> The Bariatric Surgery Public Education Seminar. Meets at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Medical Center Hospital Board Room.
>> The Bariatric Surgery Support Group. Meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at MCH Auditorium. For information, call 640-3550.
>> MIDLAND The West Texans Living with Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia Syndromes. Meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Rays of Hope, 900 W. Wall St., Midland. Call 520-3500 or visit www.fmnetnews.com or www.cfids.org.
>> The West Texas Healthy Marriage Project. Seminars scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free. Call 889-5310 for locations.
>> Safe Place of the Permian Basin support groups. "Love Shouldn't Hurt" meets from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Mondays. "Dynamics of Family Violence" meets from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. "Family, Friends and Survivors" meets from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 580-5970, Hot line (24 hours) 432-570-5970 and (800) 967-8928.
>> Women of Worth. Meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays at The Crisis Center, 1211 N. Whitaker Ave.The group is for survivors of sexual assault. Call 333-2527, e-mail crisis
center@nwol.net or see website www.odessacrisiscenter.com.
>> The West Texas Twilight Visions for the visually impaired. Meets at 2 p.m. each Thursday at 3106A Kermit Highway. Call Mary Beazley at 366-5090 or e-mail wttvisions@yahoo.com.

Substance Abuse
Agencies
>> A.C.T.S (Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series) The 12-step recovery group meets at 10 a.m. each Sunday at the Life Challenge, 4500 N. Grandview Ave. Call 208-8197 or 363-5433.
>> Alternative Solutions Counseling, 825 JBS Parkway Suite No. 4. Call 550-5222.
>> Basin Detox System Inc., 1711 WCR 140, Midland. Available 24 hours, seven days a week. Call 520-2990.
>> Narcotics Anonymous New Awakenings Group. Meets at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and at 5 p.m. every Sunday at 605 W. First St. Call 582-2926.
>> Permian Basin Community Centers, Turning Point, 2000 Maurice Road, Odessa. State funding available for low income/indigent. Call 580-2654.
>> Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 1101 N. Whitaker Ave. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 24-hour Crisis Line. Call 580-5100.
>> Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas Inc., West County Road 116, Midland. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call 563-4144.
>> Stop Smoking with hypnosis, sessions are private and confidential. Also weight control, insomnia, stress, relationships and confidence. Call 362-8027.