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Episode 26 - August 2022 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 Resources: View the Foundation’s full suite of resources: “Preventing Prescription Opioid Misuse in Special Patient Populations” National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.) N.A.P.S. - National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors National Association of Peer Supporters webinar series Johns Hopkins Medicine - Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality - Peer Supporters United States Government Accountability Office - Substance Use Disorder - Medicaid Coverage of Peer Support Services for Adults SAMHSA - Behavioral Health Workforce Report Doors to Wellbeing - Peer Specialists Peers in Texas: Workforce Outcomes SAMHSA Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care