<strong>Episode 26 - August 2022</strong>
Topic: The Role of Peer Support Specialists in Preventing Prescription Opioid Misuse
Host: James Millward, DMSc, PA-C
Guests: Richard Bottner, DHA, PA-C, CPHQ, and Jessi Davis, MHPS, RSPS

<strong>Resources:</strong>
<a href="https://pa-foundation.org/preventing-prescription-opioid-misuse/special-patient-populations/">View the Foundation’s full suite of resources: “Preventing Prescription Opioid Misuse in Special Patient Populations”</a>
<a href="https://www.peersupportworks.org/">National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.)</a>
<a href="https://www.peersupportworks.org/resources/national-practice-guidelines/">N.A.P.S. - National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0M3sS4Kn4m4QbYQ6yw7wQ">National Association of Peer Supporters webinar series</a>
<a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/armstrong_institute/peer_support_roadmap/four_parts/implement/peer_supporters.html">Johns Hopkins Medicine - Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality - Peer Supporters</a>
<a href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-616.pdf">United States Government Accountability Office - Substance Use Disorder - Medicaid Coverage of Peer Support Services for Adults</a>
<a href="https://pa-foundation.org/download/9620/">SAMHSA - Behavioral Health Workforce Report</a>
<a href="https://copelandcenter.com/peer-specialists">Doors to Wellbeing - Peer Specialists</a>
<a href="https://sites.utexas.edu/mental-health-institute/files/2021/12/2021-Peers-in-Texas%E2%96%A1-Workforce-Outcomes_REPORTS.pdf">Peers in Texas: Workforce Outcomes</a>
<a href="https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/PEP22-06-04-001.pdf">SAMHSA Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care</a>

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