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Table 2 Services provided by peer support specialists

From: Characterization of peer support services for substance use disorders in 11 US emergency departments in 2020: findings from a NIDA clinical trials network site selection process

Peer services provided

Percentage of sites providing this service %

Recovery support

82

SBIRT or screening/referral services

55

Peer-involved buprenorphine "fast-track" programming

27

Warm handoff or assistance with treatment entry

27

Peer coaching

18

Education

18

Mentorship

9

Resource navigation

9

Advocacy

9

Naloxone distribution

64

Services post-ED discharge

91