Community-driven recovery support through peer groups, sober activities, and real connection.
Our Mission
Strength Over Speed (SOS) is a grassroots, all-volunteer community-based project whose mission is to help queer men begin and maintain recovery from methamphetamine addiction.
SOS offers vital community support through multiple weekly peer-led support groups, sober social activities, and community volunteer projects.
Both active and past users of crystal meth often feel isolated and afraid to talk openly because of social stigma and negative media representations. As queer men in recovery, we help each other diffuse the stigma and show that we can overcome addiction and engage in meaningful relationships and community.
If you’re struggling in any way with your methamphetamine use — know a close friend or family member who is struggling, or are just curious — we welcome you to join us at our next SOS meeting at Peer Seattle.
Find a Meeting →What SOS Offers
Weekly Peer-Led Groups
Multiple free support groups every week in Seattle and online. All groups are peer-facilitated — no therapists, no hierarchy, just people supporting each other.
See schedule →Sober Social Activities
Recovery doesn’t mean staying home. SOS organizes sober social gatherings so members can build community and friendships outside of meetings.
Community Projects
Volunteer projects that give members a sense of purpose and connection to the broader queer community in Seattle.
How Our Groups Work
SOS groups are deliberately different from many other recovery formats. Here’s what you can expect.
Unlike 12-step groups, SOS has no cross-talk restrictions. You can ask questions, respond to others, and have genuine back-and-forth conversation.
Groups are led by members in recovery — people with real lived experience. No clinicians, no fees, no sign-ups.
You can be wherever you are in your journey. Thinking about quitting, in early recovery, or long-term sober — all are welcome.
SOS is specifically designed for gay, bi, and queer men and male-identified people. Topics unique to our community — including sex, identity, HIV, and relationships — are part of the conversation.
No experience necessary.
You don’t need to have quit using, have a sobriety date, or follow any particular framework. Just come as you are.
Both SOS and 12-step?
Many of our members attend both SOS and 12-step groups. We’re not an either/or — we’re an additional layer of support within our community.
“As queer men in recovery, we help each other to diffuse the stigma and show that we can overcome our addiction and engage in meaningful relationships and within our community.”
Strength Over Speed