Biddeford event will honor those lost to substance use disorder, aims to break stigma

Ryan Paige has called Biddeford home his entire life. He grew up in the city, attended its schools and spent time with ...
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‘From shame and blame to support and healing’: NC launches campaign to reduce stigma around substance use

Two years ago, Tyler Yates lost his best friend to an overdose. At the urging of another person in the recovery community, Yates said his best friend stopped taking buprenorphine — a medication used ...
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NCDHHS and First Lady Anna Stein announce program tackling stigma around substance use disorders

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and First Lady Anna Stein announced the launch of Unshame NC, a public campaign to reduce the stigma around substance use disorders.The ...

Valley orgs getting state funding to battle stigma of substance use disorder

Three organizations in the Susquehanna Valley will receive state funding to help reduce the stigma of substance use disorder ...
Psychology Today

Medical Stigma and Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders

It is tempting to think that people in the medical community, and especially physicians, are immune from bias and stigma. They are highly educated and well trained, and we might suspect that they ...

Opportunities to Improve Rural Responses to Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose

With the authorization of the $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program, states now have a major opportunity to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to OUD treatment and ...
The Daily Northwestern

10th annual Step Up for Recovery event aims to curb substance use disorder stigma

Almost 300 community members participated in PEER Services’ 10th annual Step Up for Recovery event Sunday. The event is a fundraiser for PEER Services, a nonprofit that provides community-based ...
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SHATTERPROOF AND ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD FOUNDATION PARTNER TO REDUCE HEALTHCARE STIGMA AROUND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex and often stigmatized health condition that affects countless individuals, families and communities. Stigma toward ...
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Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change

Suggested Citation: "5 Research Strategies." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence ...
Healthline

Substance Use Vs. Substance Use Disorder: What’s the Difference?

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...
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January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month. Here’s what a local aid organization wants you to know:

HONOLULU (KHON2) — January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, which is designed to raise awareness about those suffering with substance use. Addiction is a disease, and leaders at the Hawaiʻi ...