Background Racism and implicit bias underlie disparities in health care access, treatment,
and outcomes. An emerging area of study in examining health disparities is the use of …

Importance The rise of fentanyl and other high-potency synthetic opioids across US and
Canada has been associated with increasing hospitalizations and unprecedented overdose …

Importance Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are highly effective, but only 22% of
individuals in the US with opioid use disorder receive them. Hospitalization potentially …

Importance Harm reduction is associated with improved health outcomes among people
who use substances. As overdose deaths persist, hospitals are recognizing the need for …

Introduction Over 50 years of approaching drug use from the “War on Drugs” has led to
ignoring the systemic structural and social determinants of health, enforced drug use stigma …

Background Community pharmacies are an important resource for people who inject drugs
(PWID) to purchase over-the-counter (OTC) syringes. Access to sterile injection equipment …

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a considerable threat to global public health and is
considered a “public health crisis” in the USA. Despite the benefits of increased availability …

Context Stigma is known to impact the care of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).
Objectives This qualitative study seeks to understand how stigma is expressed in the …

Abstract Background In the United States, there are no federal restrictions on the use of
methadone to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms when patients are hospitalized with a …

Introduction Stigma is a social attribute that links a person to an undesirable characteristic
and leads to actions that increase the social distance from that person. This includes …