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Published:October 27, 2009, 7:12 AM

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Updated: August 21, 2010, 2:43 AM

SOS Badge to Badge, an addiction recovery support group for law enforcement personnel, meets every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p. m. in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. The meeting is open to law enforcement and corrections officers only. Call 636-4869, Ext. 318.

The Amherst Secular Organizations for Sobriety hold a support group meeting at 7:30 p. m. each Tuesday in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. No fee for the meeting. For information, call 636-4869, Ext. 318.

The Crohn’s&Colitis Foundation of America, WNY Chapter, will hold a free support group meeting at 7:30 p. m. today in Dent Tower, 3980 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. For information, call 833-2870 or e-mail jpetri@ccfa.org .

Honor and Hope Wellness Center will present an interactive workshop titled “Beating the Sugar Blues” at 1 p. m. Tuesday in Independent Health Education Center, 620 Dick Road, Depew. Kristine Noonan, a registered nurse, will be the presenter. For information or registration, call 649-9004 or e-mail:honorandhope@verizon.net .

“Alzheimer’s Disease: Caregiver Concerns” will be the topic at an Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter, family support group meeting at 7 p. m. Wednesday in DeGraff Adult Day Care, 82 Mead St., North Tonawanda. For reservations, call 694-7662.

Empty Leash sponsors a weekly pet-loss self-help support group at 5:30 p. m. Thursdays in Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Road, Cheektowaga. Attendees must register before attending first meeting; call Kym at 668-2446 or Sue at 656-0871.

University at Buffalo Neurosurgery Comprehensive Movement Disorders Center and the Parkinson’s Association of Western New York will sponsor the Edward I. Rudman Parkinson’s Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium, “Nonmotor Aspects of Parkinson’s Disease” Webcast from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday at the Center for Tomorrow, UB North Campus, Maple and Flint roads, Amherst. For necessary registration, call 859-3342 or e-mail: evalynkatz@ubns.com . Free.

“Nutritional Needs During Pregnancy” cooking classes will be held Monday at Tops Friendly Markets, 3980 Maple Road, Amherst, and next Wednesday at the West Seneca store, 355 Orchard Park Road. Both classes are from 6 to 8 p. m. and are $20 per person. Classes are $5 with Independent Health or Univera health insurance. For reservations at the Amherst location, call 515-2000; call 517-3006 for classes in West Seneca. The classes are sponsored by the March of Dimes. Participants will prepare and taste a variety of healthy foods.

US Too!, a support group of prostate cancer survivors, has free speakers available for organizational meetings. The speakers provide current information on prostate cancer and stress the importance of being checked for the disease that affects one in six men in the United States. For information, contact Howard Henry at 836-0413 or laghh@roadrunner.com. The prostate cancer support group will meet from 7 to 9 p. m. today in Room 301, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. For information, call 743-7595 or 834-9200, Ext. 5169.

Support groups, and phone numbers to call for information include: Parkinson’s disease caregiver, 2 p. m., first floor education room, University at Buffalo, Neurosurgery Building (behind Dent Tower), Amherst, 859-3342; Alcoholics Anonymous First Step, 8 p. m. Friday, auditorium, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls, 278-4569; Alcoholics Anonymous International Group, 6:30 p. m. Saturday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Narcotics Anonymous, 5 p. m. Sunday, Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 278-4569.

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