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

Zahra MamdaniSophie McKenzieBernadette PaulyFred CameronJennifer Conway-BrownDenice EdwardsAmy HowellTracy ScottRyan SeguinPeter WoodrowJane A Buxton
Published in: Harm reduction journal (2021)
Peer workers are faced with a diversity of stressors in their lives which often reflect societal stigmatization of drug use. Recognition of these systemic stressors is critical in designing interventions to ease the emotional, physical and financial burden faced by peer workers.
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