Peer coaches boost opioid treatment in rural areas

NCT ID NCT06384781

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study looked at whether having a peer support specialist (a person with lived experience) can help people with opioid use disorder begin and continue taking buprenorphine, a medication that reduces cravings. Ninety adults from rural South Carolina joined the study and were compared to past patients who did not have a peer coach. The goal was to see if the coach helped more people start medication and stick with it for three months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Prisma - Addiction Medicine Center Mobile Health Clinic

    Seneca, South Carolina, 29672, United States

  • Prisma Addiction Medicine Center - Mobile Health Clinic

    Clinton, South Carolina, 29325, United States

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