[HTML][HTML] Improving access to evidence-based medical treatment for opioid use disorder: strategies to address key barriers within the treatment system

BK Madras, NJ Ahmad, J Wen, JS Sharfstein - NAM perspectives, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Even though evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders (OUD) is effective, almost
four in five Americans with OUD do not receive any form of treatment. The gap in access to …

Stigma toward substance dependence: Causes, consequences, and potential interventions

AC Krendl, BL Perry - Psychological Science in the Public …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Self-stigma and addiction

S Matthews - The stigma of addiction: An essential guide, 2019 - Springer
Self-stigma in addiction occurs when individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs)
experience shame based on mythological stereotypes in public stigma, as well as from their …

How does familiarity impact the stigma of mental illness?

PW Corrigan, K Nieweglowski - Clinical Psychology Review, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews studies on familiarity of mental illness to determine the relationships that
familiarity has with public stigma. We propose a U-shaped relationship between familiarity …

Opioid use and stigma: The role of gender, language and precipitating events

K Goodyear, CL Haass-Koffler, D Chavanne - Drug and alcohol …, 2018 - Elsevier
The stigma of drug addiction is associated with negative perceptions and can be a barrier to
treatment. With the rise in opioid overdose deaths, understanding stigmatizing attitudes …

An exploration of emergency physicians' attitudes toward patients with substance use disorder

CK Mendiola, G Galetto… - Journal of addiction …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Much is known about some healthcare professionals' attitudes toward patients
with substance use disorders, but few studies have specifically looked at emergency …

Opioid addiction stigma: the intersection of race, social class, and gender

E Wood, M Elliott - Substance Use & Misuse, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To investigate whether public stigma toward people addicted to opioids varies
according to the race, social class, and gender of the person who uses opioids, the social …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of media representations of drug related deaths on public stigma and support for harm reduction

HR Sumnall, A Atkinson, C Montgomery… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Drug related deaths (DRD) are at historically high levels in the United Kingdom
(UK), but some approaches that have the potential to reduce risk of mortality remain …

Stigmatization in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey experiment using attribution theory and the familiarity hypothesis

S Sattler, D Maskileyson, E Racine, E Davidov… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis, leading to
stigmatization and discriminatory behaviors against people who have contracted or are …

Police stigma toward people with opioid use disorder: a study of Illinois officers

J Reichert, B Del Pozo, B Taylor - Substance use & misuse, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Fatal opioid overdoses continue to break historical records. Stigma toward
people with opioid use disorder (OUD) can negatively impact treatment access, retention …