Consumer Guide: How Can a Peer Specialist Support My Recovery From Problematic Substance Use? For People Seeking Recovery

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/how-can-peer-specialist-support-my-recovery-problematic-substance-use-for-people-seeking-recovery/pep23-02-01-004?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=fe525cd0c5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_22_03_59&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-fe525cd0c5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=b68af2efbd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_02_07_03_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-b68af2efbd-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D This consumer guide offers people with problematic substance use a how-to resource about working on recovery with a peer specialist. Peer specialists are trained professionals with lived experience of problematic substance use, behavior change, and recovery. Peer specialists have long worked at recovery-focused community organizations; they can now often be found in substance use disorder treatment programs and other settings.