Programs that maintain lists of mutual support groups and link individuals who are in need of this type of service with a local group that meets their needs.

Mutual support groups whose meetings take place in local community settings, usually on a weekly or monthly basis, enabling participants to have face-to-face contact with other people. In-person support groups generally have scheduled meeting times, closed membership and professional leadership; and may feature speakers and activities.

Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who have a disorder involving the use of drugs including prescription drugs and over-the-counter medication. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; provide emotional support, information and resources to help participants overcome their disorder; and may include faith-based and secular 12-step groups as well as non-12 step groups, and groups for anesthetists, pharmacists, psychologists, physicians or other health care professionals who are recovering from a drug use disorder.

Individuals who are generally between the ages of 18 and 25 depending on the ages that specific programs use for qualification.

A disorder that is characterized by misuse of drugs that act as central nervous system stimulants and can cause clinically and functionally significant impairment such as physical and mental health problems, disability and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school or home. Amphetamines are used medicinally in the treatment of minimal brain dysfunction, narcolepsy and obesity; and are taken illicitly for a variety of reasons including the euphoria and sense of alertness they produce and their effectiveness in combating fatigue and helping the person stay awake for extended periods of time. Negative side effects of amphetamine use range in severity from irritability, fatigue and depression to malnutrition, skin disorders, brain and liver damage, drastic weight loss, susceptibility to life-threatening infections, schizophrenia-type delusions and occasionally, with intravenous use, collapse and death. Amphetamines most frequently used include Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Desoxyn, Dexamyl, Methedrine and Methamphetamine (speed, crystal meth).