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Stigma's Toll: A Podcast Series to Reduce the Stigma of Opioid Use Disorder Through Education

Eric Clemensen

7 episodes

1 week ago

The opioid epidemic has been declared a public health emergency and requires understanding and help from all areas of our country. This podcast aims to help educate the public on the stigma of addiction, and why it is important to address it. Through the understanding of Opioid Use Disorder and opioid overdose, we hope to help reduce the stigma within listeners. Our goal is for this recording to inspire you to advocate for, protect, and help those who use opioids. We hope that listeners will support efforts in their communities to increase access to the programs addressed.

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Welcome to Stigma's Toll

Stigma's Toll: A Podcast Series to Reduce the Stigma of Opioid Use Disorder Through Education

6 minutes 48 seconds

3 years ago

Welcome to Stigma's Toll

This introductory episode, will explain why it is important to learn about Opioid Use Disorder, and why we must fight against the stigma that is attached.

References

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Earnshaw, V. A. (2020). Stigma and substance use disorders: A clinical, research, and advocacy agenda. American Psychologist, 75(9), 1300–1311. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000744

Mitchell, K. D., & Higgins, L. J. (2016). Combating Opioid Overdose With Public Access to Naloxone. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 27(3), 160–179. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAN.0000000000000132

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2016). Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change. National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23442

Rabin, R. C. (2021, November 17). Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/health/drug-overdoses-fentanyl-deaths.html

Volkow, N. (2020, April 22). Addressing the Stigma that Surrounds Addiction. National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2020/04/addressing-stigma-surrounds-addiction

Zwick, J., Appleseth, H., & Arndt, S. (2020). Stigma: How it affects the substance use disorder patient. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-020-00288-0