Introduction Stigma is a barrier to accessing treatment and support services for individuals
with substance use disorder. Stigma is negatively associated with completion of treatment …

Substance use stigma makes it difficult to reframe the opioid crisis as a public health issue
and has been a barrier to accessing life-saving treatments. Interventions using people that …

Methods: Between December 2015 and August 2016, consecutive persons seeking
inpatient opioid detoxification were asked to complete a survey that included …

Abstract Introduction and Aims The dramatic increase in pharmaceutical opioid (PO) use in
high‐income countries is a growing public health concern. Stigma and social support are …

Experiences of stigma from others among people with a history of drug addiction are
understudied in comparison to the strength of stigma associated with drug addiction. Work …

One key strategy to improve treatment access for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) is
overcoming stigma that is internalized by such individuals. Because few theoretically …

Background: The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis. Among initiatives surrounding
treatment and prevention, opioid use disorder (OUD) stigma has emerged as a subject for …

Background: 12-step groups are the most common approach to managing opioid use
disorder (OUD) in the US Medications for OUD (MOUD) are the most effective tool for …

The purpose of this document is to: 1) review the historical and scientific research on the
social/professional stigma related to addiction, with a particular focus on the stigma …

This study examined the impact of stigma on patients in substance abuse treatment. Patients
(N= 197) from fifteen residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment facilities …