Core competencies of peer workers who use pulse oximeters to supplement their overdose response in British Columbia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Peer workers (those with lived/living experience of substance use) are at the forefront of overdose response initiatives in British Columbia, Canada. The onset of the coronavirus disease pandemic has significantly compounded the impact of the overdose crisis. Peer workers are integral in supporting people who use substances. However, despite the important work they do, peer workers often lack formalized credibility and do not have the same resources available to them as service providers without lived experience. The peer-led project titled the Peer2Peer Project implemented several support programs for peer workers, including providing pulse oximeters to peer workers to supplement their overdose response procedures.

Materials and methods

This study was a compone

SUBMITTER: Mamdani Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9439192 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature