About r/AddictionAdvice
Addiction information and recovery advice. Ask for help or advice on addiction. If you're in recovery, give support. All types of addiction and recovery pathways welcome. Please read the rules.
The community at a glance
r/AddictionAdvice is a Subreddit for Addiction and Recovery with roughly 11K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Addiction communities list. It is the 9th largest community in the Recovery topic page.
Roughly 2K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Addiction, Help, and Recovery. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2021: 818 members
- 2023: 3K members
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 2K members
- 2026: 1K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 108 members
- Aug: 79 members
- Sep: 87 members
- Oct: 110 members
- Nov: 215 members
- Dec: 169 members
- Jan: 490 members
- Feb: 152 members
- Mar: 159 members
- Apr: 169 members
- May: 63 members
- Jun: 21 members
Themes
- Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- Need help, who is this guy and where I can find the complete video, video is about addiction.
- What happens if I don't quit drugs?
- Free advice to parents of addicts
#112Advice RequestsNeed help, who is this guy and where I can find the complete video, video is about addiction. · What happens if I don't quit drugs? · Free advice to parents of addicts - Pain & Anger6 posts in the past month
- My friend is driving me insane.
- Cocaine addict, in major debt. 8 week old baby back home and I am really struggling, I want to stop but anytime I think I get somewhere I relapse and relapse harder than before. I'm afraid I'm going to lose everything that's good in my life, not to mention the imminent threats from the dealers
- I can’t stop getting addicted to things
#26Pain & AngerMy friend is driving me insane. · Cocaine addict, in major debt. 8 week old baby back home and I am really struggling, I want to stop but anytime I think I get somewhere I relapse and relapse harder than before. I'm afraid I'm going to lose everything that's good in my life, not to mention the imminent threats from the dealers · I can’t stop getting addicted to things - News1 post in the past month
- Report on India's Role in the supply chain of Fentanyl
#31NewsReport on India's Role in the supply chain of Fentanyl - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Looking for people who might be interested in being interviewed for documentary film about addiction.
#41OpportunitiesLooking for people who might be interested in being interviewed for documentary film about addiction.
Topics
- Addiction75 posts in the past month
- Need help, who is this guy and where I can find the complete video, video is about addiction.
- Why does my whole family ignore the fact im a drug addiction??
- I think I have an addiction and no one knows.
#175AddictionNeed help, who is this guy and where I can find the complete video, video is about addiction. · Why does my whole family ignore the fact im a drug addiction?? · I think I have an addiction and no one knows. - Help47 posts in the past month
- Not sure how to help my brother
#247HelpNot sure how to help my brother - Recovery32 posts in the past month
- We do recovery. Don’t give up.
- New To Recovery
#332RecoveryWe do recovery. Don’t give up. · New To Recovery - Addict19 posts in the past month
- Opioid addict mother. Finally stood my ground. Why does I feel so icky?
- My ex is an addict but I think I still love him
#419AddictOpioid addict mother. Finally stood my ground. Why does I feel so icky? · My ex is an addict but I think I still love him - Cocaine11 posts in the past month
- Caught my bf with a bag of coke
#511CocaineCaught my bf with a bag of coke
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/AddictionAdvice for?
- Best for Addiction and Recovery enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/AddictionAdvice free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/AddictionAdvice have?
- Roughly 11K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/AddictionAdvice on?
- r/AddictionAdvice runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/AddictionAdvice cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/AddictionAdvice is organized under Addiction, Recovery.
- How do I join r/AddictionAdvice?
- You can join r/AddictionAdvice by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Addiction communities like?
- Support communities for people working through addiction and dependency, including drugs, alcohol, and other substances. Reddit has major hubs for cannabis and alcohol recovery, with Discord communities offering real-time peer support and accountability for people in various stages of recovery.
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