"Running myself ragged": stressors faced by peer workers in overdose response settings

• Main Authors: Zahra Mamdani (Author), Sophie McKenzie (Author), Bernadette Pauly (Author), Fred Cameron (Author), Jennifer Conway-Brown (Author), Denice Edwards (Author), Amy Howell (Author), Tracy Scott (Author), Ryan Seguin (Author), Peter Woodrow (Author), Jane A. Buxton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Peer workers or "peers" (workers with past or present drug use experience) are at the forefront of overdose response initiatives, and their role is essential in creating safe spaces for people who use drugs (PWUD). Working in overdose response settings has benefits for...