Claire Melia: 'Language matters: Contemporary discursive constructions of alcohol use.' This talk draws upon research surrounding the prominent discourses used to account for alcohol use across a range...
Stigma is a complex construct that is present within societies at different levels. The impact of stigma can severely damage individuals and communities. People who use substances are often on the receiving end of stigmatising attitudes and discrimination from different sources ranging from the general public to healthcare professionals and politicians.
Stigma from external sources can lead to the internalisation of these negative attitudes. This can have a negative impact on an individual’s mental wellbeing, the likelihood of them seeking support and overall treatment outcomes.
While the National BBV/STI Strategies have emphasised the importance of stigma for people who inject drugs.
However, until recently there has not been a system to measure and report on the experience of stigma.
This presentation will cover the national monitoring system established to measure and report on stigma among key population groups. Further, this presentation will cover the follow-on project which aimed to reduce expressed stigma among the general public.
Stigma is a significant barrier to wellness and good health for people who use substances.
The goal of this primer is to facilitate conversations and increase awareness of the stigma surrounding people who use substances, their support networks, and service providers in the community.
The publication was developed in partnership with the Community Addictions Peer Support Association.
Language is powerful in shaping view and opinions about groups of people.
By changing the way we discuss substance use issues, we can start to reverse harmful stereotypes about addiction.
Drug use is heavily stigmastised. People who use drugs, and often those around them, can internalise this stigma.
This resource presents and explains terms that can be a source of stigma. It introduces the reader to the notion and importance of using person-first language so that we remain aware that we are talking about people and avoid 'othering'.
For example, we could say "people who use drugs" instead...
Substance Use Disorders and Stigma: Research, Racial Disparities and Promising Approaches virtual briefing provided by the Addiction Policy Forum and the Chris & Vicky Cornell Foundation. This is the first briefing of a series hosted through the Stop the Stigma campaign, focused on ending the stigma...
CCSA борется со стигмой, связанной с употреблением психоактивных веществ, с помощью онлайн-обучения.
ККСА разработал вводный учебный модуль в качестве первого в запланированной серии модулей по теме стигмы и употребления психоактивных веществ.
Эти модули разработаны с учетом потребностей как широкой общественности, так и профессиональной аудитории. Первый модуль, «Жало стигмы», познакомит вас с концепцией стигмы и объяснит, почему она вредна и каковы ее последствия для людей с проблемным употреблением психоактивных веществ и расстройствами, связанными с употреблением психоактивных веществ.
Segment of NIDA's Science Behind Addiction: Yale emergency care and addiction medicine physician, researcher, and advocate Dr. Gail D’Onofrio and NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow discuss COVID-19, substance use disorder and emergency room care. This video can also be viewed at: https://www.drugabuse...
Dr. Earnshaw’s research focuses on understanding and addressing stigma to prevent common risk factors for death and disability. Her most impactful work to date has been in the field of HIV primary and secondary prevention. Supported by a National Institute on Drug Abuse K01 award, she is currently...
Команда по политике и коммуникациям в Adfam попросила нас передать этот призыв членам ISSUP и международному сообществу РДР ...
Adfam — это британская благотворительная организация, которая улучшает жизнь семей, пострадавших от употребления чужих психоактивных веществ.
Мы услышали о наших передовых проектах, результатах онлайн-опроса, активности на нашем семейном онлайн-форуме и заявлениях партнерских организаций о том, что Covid-19 приводит к ряду дополнительных проблем для семей в Великобритании, которые пострадали таким образом. Эти задачи являются сложными и многогранными и включают в...
Part of the Integrated Care Series, Dr. Deepa Rao presents socio-behavioral and mental health-related barriers to engagement in care for people with HIV. She will also discuss research to develop stigma reduction interventions to help people with HIV achieve HIV viral suppression and improve their...
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Please join us on Friday 24th of April at 2pm (GMT) for an interview with Vivienne Evans OBE, ISSUP Board member and Chief Executive of Adfam - the UK’s national umbrella...
Source: Cheetham, A., Sandral, E. & Lubman, D.I. Outcomes of reducing stigma towards alcohol misuse during adolescence: results of a randomized controlled trial of the MAKINGtheLINK intervention. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 14, 11 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-020-00317-7 Abstract...
Source: K. M. Keyes, M. L. Hatzenbuehler, K. A. McLaughlin, B. Link, M. Olfson, B. F. Grant, D. Hasin, Stigma and Treatment for Alcohol Disorders in the United States, American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 172, Issue 12, 15 December 2010, Pages 1364–1372, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq304...
Source: Luoma, J. B., Kulesza, M., Hayes, S. C., Kohlenberg, B., & Larimer, M. (2014). Stigma predicts residential treatment length for substance use disorder. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 40(3), 206–212. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2014.901337 Abstract Background Stigma has...
Source: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/ If we want addiction destigmatized, we need a language that's unified. The words we use matter. Caution needs to be taken, especially when the disorders concerned are heavily stigmatized as substance use disorders are.
Nurse Practitioner Vanessa Loukas, a Providers Clinical Support System Clinical expert, discusses the issue of stigma in treating patients with opioid use disorder—from the patients to the providers who treat them.