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addiction-specific support groups  

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  • Addiction-specific support groups consist of groups of people who meet on a regular basis to facilitate and maintain their recovery from substance abuse. Also known as self-help groups, peer-based recovery groups, and mutual-aid support groups, they have voluntary members and are based on the notion that those who have experienced addiction and recovered from it are in a unique position to help those who are suffering from drug and alcohol dependence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Addiction-Specific Support Groups]

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