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ADDICTION RECOVERY / SUPPORT

  • Alcoholics Anonymous, other 12 step groups. The Galano Club Inc., 585 Dutch Valley Road, Atlanta, GA 30324, 404-881-9188, http://www.galanoatlanta.org.
  • Overeaters anonymous for gays. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. at Galano Club, 585 Dutch Valley Road. 404-872-4838 after 12 p.m.

HIV AND STD TESTING / TREATMENT

  • AID Atlanta. Counseling and testing with same-day results, Monday through Thursday, 12-7 p.m., 1605 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-870-7754, http://www.aidatlanta.org.
  • AID Atlanta Men’s STD Clinic

— First and third Wednesday at Absolutecare, 2484 Briarcliff Road NE, Suite 24, Atlanta, GA 30329 (in Loehmann’s Plaza), from 5-7:30 p.m., 404-231-4431.

— Second and fourth Thursday, Stand Inc., 3423 Covington Drive, Decatur, GA 30032, 4:30-6:30 p.m., syphilis screening only, 404-284-9878

— First and third Thursday, Evolution Satellite, 250 Auburn Ave. Suite 600 B, Atlanta, GA 30303, syphilis screening only, 404-524-5441.

— First and third Saturday, AID Atlanta, 1605 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-870-7740.

  • AIDGwinnett. 3075 Breckinridge Blvd., Suite 415, Duluth, GA 30096, Free Orasure HIV testing Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 770-962-8396, http://www.aidgwinnett.org.
  • AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta. 131 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE. Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308, HIV testing Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only, 404-876-2317, http://www.aidsresearchatlanta.org.
  • YouthPride. 1017 Edgewood Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307, Free HIV testing, Monday-Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m., 404-521-9711, http://www.youthpride.org.

HIV PREVENTION / SUPPORT / SERVICES

  • Evolution Center. For young SGL black men ages 16-28, 250 Auburn Ave. Suite 601, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-524-5441.
  • Gay Men’s Outreach/P.O.O.L. Program. Monthly discussion groups hosted by AID Atlanta, for gay and bisexual men. Email steven.igarashi@aidatlanta.org.
  • AIDS Alliance for Faith and Health. 139 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Suite 103, Atlanta, GA  30308-3339, 404-659-2437, 877-659-2437, email: info@aidsallianceatl.org, http://www.aidsallianceatl.org.
  • Open Hand. Delivers meals to homebound people with AIDS and other critical illnesses in the Atlanta area. 176 Ottley Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, 404-419-3301, http://www.projectopenhand.org.

* Monday, HIV and Middle Age, 1-2:30 p.m., meets at Gainesville Health Center, 678-517-2817.

* Monday, Living Well with HIV: For Long Term Survivors, 7-8:30 p.m., 404-589-9040 ext. 206, meets at Positive Impact.

* Tuesday, Entre Amigos, 5-7 p.m., for Spanish-speaking individuals at least 18 years of age, meets at AIDGwinnett, 678-517-2817.

* Wednesday, Support and Spirituality, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., meets at 2801 Buford Hwy (I-85 and North Druid Hills Road), Atlanta, GA 30329, 404-876-2216 or 404-325-3401.

* Last Wednesday of every month, Para Vivir Mejor, meets at Cobb Douglas Health Center, 678-517-2817.

* Thursday, HIV/AIDS Women’s Support Group, 1-2 p.m., 404-589-9040 ext. 211, meets at Positive Impact.

* Thursday, The Next Step: Managing HIV in Your Life, 6 – 7:30 p.m., 404-589-9040, ext. 123, meets at Positive Impact.

* Brother to Brother (B2B) for African American/black men. To register, call office 404-589-9040 (preferred method) or email prevention@positiveimpact-atl.org.

* Relationships, Intimacy & Sex Experience (RISE) for Caucasian/White Men.  To register, call office 404-589-9040 (preferred method) or email prevention@positiveimpact-atl.org.

* MAN-R.I.S.E. Project for White and Latino Men.  To register, call office 404-589-9040 (preferred method) or email prevention@positiveimpact-atl.org.

* D-Up! for African American/Black Men. To register, call office 404-589-9040 (preferred method) or email prevention@positiveimpact-atl.org.

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