title: "Peer workers/health counselors": a new label for a labeled population. A work-in-progress which may not progress.
abstract: The relatively new labels, "peer workers," "peer health counselors," etc., are explored in terms of a selected number of their implications--few, if any, of which have been or are positive for this targeted population.
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Study of Substance Use and Misuse. eincert@gmail.com
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Einstein
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D055030:Drug Users; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D013240:Stereotyping