The Peer-Powered Workforce

The likelihood of an overdose after an emergency room episode was no different if the emergency room intervention was provided by licensed clinical social workers or peer recovery support specialists. This was one of the findings of a just-released study that tracked consumers in the emergency room for an overdose or an opioid use related condition (see Effect Of A Peer Led Emergency Department Behavioral Intervention On Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose:18-Month Outcome In Navigator Randomized Controlled Trial). There have been many recent research reports supporting expansion of the service delivery team to a range of additional service . . .