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A group for helping people with alcohol problems or dependency issues has folded in Alderney.
A lack of support has been blamed for the closure of the weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
The organiser said there was a need for the group, but people living in a small island find it more difficult to admit to addiction problems.
The Guernsey Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council said it feared a lack of funding could also be a problem.
Director David Newman told BBC News: "The health service over here in Guernsey has provided quite a large amount of money, especially within the remit of the Bailiwick alcohol and drug strategy, to provide various community-based projects.
"If there aren't such services in Alderney and people feel there should be, it's obviously got to be looked at, but I suspect as with many things these days, it will be economics that will be the driving force."
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