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The evidence base for peer support has expanded significantly. Key findings:

— Peer support is associated with reductions in substance use, increased treatment engagement, and decreased psychiatric hospitalization (SAMHSA, 2017)

— Most effective in the post-acute period (30–90 days post-discharge) when formal treatment is ending and vulnerability is high

— Mechanism: reduced shame, increased hope through modeled recovery, network expansion, accountability without power differential

For professionals: peer support is most effective when clearly differentiated from clinical services. The non-expert status is a feature — don't fix it.

If you're in recovery and you've been at it a while — your experience has value to someone just starting. That's potentially life-saving.

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