1. Introduction: The Promise of Mutual Support Jeffrey D. Roth 2. Broadening the Base of Addiction Mutual-Help Organizations John F. Kelly and William L. White Part I: Mutual Support Groups Outside of Twelve Step Programs 3. SMART Recovery: Self-Empowering, Science-Based Addiction Recovery Support Tom Horvath and Julie Yeterian 4. Empowering Your Sober Self: The LifeRing Approach to Addiction Recovery Martin Nicolaus 5. Moderation Management: A Mutual-Help Organization for Problem Drinkers Who Are Not Alcohol-Dependent Anna Lembke and Keith Humphreys 6. Women for Sobriety: 35 Years of Challenges, Changes, and Continuity Rebecca M. Fenner and Mary H. Gifford Part II: Mutual Support Groups for Addiction for Specific Populations 7. Ethnic-Specific Support Systems as a Method for Sustaining Long-Term Addiction Recovery Arthur C. Evans, Jr, Ijeoma Achara-Abrahams, Roland Lamb and William L. White 8. Methadone Anonymous and Mutual Support for Medication-Assisted Recovery Walter Ginter 9. Mutual-Help Groups for People With Co-Occurring Disorders Joan E. Zweben and Sarah Ashbrook 10. Giving Back and Getting Something Back: The Role of Mutual-Aid Groups for Individuals in Recovery From Incarceration, Addiction, and Mental Illness Chyrell D. Bellamy, Michael Rowe, Patricia Benedict and Larry Davidson Part III: Mutual Support Groups for Addiction - Generalizing the Principles 11. Use of Mutual Support to Counteract the Effects of Socially Constructed Stigma: Gender and Drug Addiction Jolene M. Sanders 12. Youth Participation in Mutual Support Groups: History, Current Knowledge, and Areas for Future Research Lora L. Passetti, Susan H. Godley and Mark D. Godley 13. Al-Anon Family Groups: Origins, Conceptual Basis, Outcomes, and Research Opportunities Christine Timko, L. Brendan Young and Rudolf H. Moos 14. New Addiction-Recovery Support Institutions: Mobilizing Support Beyond Professional Addiction Treatment and Recovery Mutual Aid William L. White, John F. Kelly and Jeffrey D. Roth