: Latino Culture, Shared Experiences, and Recovery in Northern Californian Anexos.

This article examines the 's use of Latino culture and shared experiences to promote recovery and its appeal to 1.5- and second-generation Latinos. are grassroots recovery groups with origins in Mexico that offer a residential Alcoholics Anonymous program in Latino communities. Data were gathered from a two-year (2014-2016) ethnographic study of in Northern California and were analyzed thematically. Despite having access to publicly funded treatment, many 1.5- and second-generation Latinos accessed based on cultural familiarity, shared experiences, and a desire to recuperate cultural practices lost during their substance use.