Digitally Assisted Peer Recovery Coach to Facilitate Linkage to Outpatient Treatment Following Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment: Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use disorder (AUD), associated with significant morbidity and mortality, continues to be a major public health problem. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the impact of AUD, with a 25% increase in alcohol-related mortality from 2019 to 2020. Thus, innovative treatments for AUD are urgently needed. While inpatient alcohol withdrawal management (detoxification) is often an entry point for recovery, most do not successfully link to ongoing treatment. Transitions between inpatient and outpatient treatment pose many challenges to successful treatment continuation. Peer recovery coaches-individuals with the lived experience of recovery who obtain training to be coaches-are increasingly used to assist individuals with AUD and may provide a degree of continuity during thi

SUBMITTER: Suzuki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357372 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature