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Linking Individuals Needing Care for Substance Use Disorders to Peer Coaches & Across INcarceration Settings

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Incarcerated at participating jail
* Able to speak and understand English
* Score of 3 or greater - "moderate level", "substantial level", or "severe level" of problems related to drug abuse - on DAST-10.
* Willing to follow study procedures and complete research follow-up calls
* Have at least two reliable contact numbers, e.g. participant and one or more relatives or close friends

Exclusion Criteria:

* Cognitive impairment (inability to comprehend the informed consent document as assessed by study staff during enrollment)
* Prior participation in the study
* Awaiting transfer to prison or jail outside the state of Georgia

About the study

The goal of this study is to learn whether a virtual peer recovery coach (PRC) intervention can improve engagement in addiction treatment among incarcerated adults with substance use disorders.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the PRC intervention increase engagement with at least one recovery resource at 30 and 90 days? * Does it improve secondary outcomes such as substance use, recovery capital, overdose events, and recidivism?

Researchers will compare Treatment-as-Usual with the PRC telehealth intervention to see if PRC support improves engagement in addiction care.

Participants will:

* Complete baseline and follow-up assessments * Receive either Treatment-as-Usual or a virtual PRC session focused on motivational interviewing and linkage to recovery resources

What is being tested

• Virtual Peer Recovery Coaching (behavioral)
• Treatment as Usual (behavioral)

Sponsor: Emory University · Participants: 550 · Started: 2026-09

Contact the study team

• Joseph Carpenter, MD · Phone: 404-778-5975

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07563517

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Drug Use and Addiction

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 3, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.