Importance Prevalence estimates of substance use disorders in the US rely on general
population surveys. However, major population groups, such as homeless individuals and …

Background Prior work has suggested that first responders have mixed feelings about harm
reduction strategies used to fight the opioid epidemic, such as the use of naloxone to …

Background Community stigma toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD) can impede
access to harm reduction services and treatment with medications for opioid use disorder …

Background: The opioid crisis is a public health emergency in the United States, particularly
in rural Pennsylvania. Stigma in rural communities is a treatment barrier and impacts harm …

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a podcast miniseries to
reduce stigma surrounding opioid use disorder (OUD) among student pharmacists. Students …

Scholars have argued that stigma of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a significant barrier to
implementing evidence-based responses to the opioid crisis, including the use of …

Background Because the nature and magnitude of stigmatizing views associated with opioid
dependency vary by social, cultural, and structural factors, strategies to reduce public stigma …

Background Community stigma against people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and
intervention stigma (eg, toward naloxone) exacerbate the opioid overdose crisis. We …

Substance use is a steadily worsening crisis, yet there is limited evidence on the
effectiveness of brief educational programs related to substance use disorders (SUD). To …