The Good, the Bad, and Recovery: Adolescents Describe the Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Peer Groups

Course overview

The Alternative Peer Group (APG) is an adolescent recovery support model that incorporates pro-recovery peers and sober social activities into standard continuing care practices. The study presented here is a secondary analysis aimed at understanding adolescent alternative peer group participants perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of APGs for supporting their recovery from a substance use disorder.