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Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support: History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation
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Code: mng991-DLD1.pdf
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The history of addiction treatment and recovery in the United States
contains a rich "wounded healer" tradition. For more than 275 years,
individuals and families recovering from severe alcohol and other drug
problems have provided peer-based recovery support (P-BRS) to sustain
one another and to help those still suffering. Formal peer-based recovery
support services (P-BRSS) are now being delivered through diverse
organizations and roles. The goals of this monograph are to 1) define PBRS
and P-BRSS, 2) present a brief chronology of P-BRS in the United
States, 3) discuss the theories and principles that guide the design and
delivery of P-BRS services, 4) illustrate the current varieties of P-BRSS,
and 5) review the scientific studies that have evaluated P-BRS and
specialized P-BRSS. The monograph closes with a discussion of the
strengths and vulnerabilities of peer-based recovery support and
professionally directed addiction treatment services.
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