Background: In their 2016 report, the National Academy of Sciences identified that the
existing literature on the stigma of substance use disorder (SUD) is sparse compared to the …

Background: Community drug checking is an emerging response to the overdose crisis.
However, stigma has been identified as a potential barrier to service use that requires …

Beyond their denotative meaning, words carry emotional implications and associations that
can lead to unintentional or deliberate discrimination. The stigma surrounding substance …

Background Substance use disorders consistently rank among the most stigmatized
conditions worldwide. Thus, substance use stigma fosters health inequities among persons …

Background and Objectives Although advocates and providers identify stigma as a major
factor in confounding the recovery of people with SUDs, research on addiction stigma is …

Substance dependence is a prevalent and urgent public health problem. In 2021, 60 million
Americans reported abusing alcohol within the month prior to being surveyed, and nearly 20 …

Aims To conduct a systematic review of the literature investigating the relationship between
stigma experienced by individuals who use drugs. Methods We conducted an online …

Illicit drug use is often associated with adverse health and legal consequences, as well as
stigma, or social disapproval. Stigma may be enacted as a preventive measure against drug …

Few empirical research studies have examined the public stigma of substance use disorder
(SUD) compared to mental illness (MI). Expanding on the results of a qualitative study on the …

Background Substance use-related stigma is a significant barrier to care among persons
who use drugs (PWUD). Less is known regarding how intersectional identities, like gender …