Schottland. Tackling Stigma - Removing barriers and encouraging anyone to seek support. Does the stigma around drugs and the people who use them cost lives? Evidence demonstrates that many who could benefit from treatment can be discouraged from d…

Learning About and Destigmatizing Substance Use Disorders: a Video-Based Educational Module Using Simulated Patients.  Fuehrlein, B., Hochschild, A., Goldman, M. et al. Acad Psychiatry (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s40596-021-01559-z htt…

ASAM Updates Definitions, Terminology, and Language  The ASAM Quality Improvement Council (QIC) is pleased to share the initial results of work conducted by the Terminology and Definitions (TAD) Subcommittee.  The subcommittee is tas…

The impact of stigma and discrimination affecting people with hepatitis B  The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, with the virus claiming nearly 900,000 lives every year. The hepa…

Nora's Blog. To End the Drug Crisis, Bring Addiction Out of the Shadows  Far too often, shame and stigma fuel addiction and prevent treatment, argues Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But replacing judgment wit…

The impact of disease-related knowledge on perceptions of stigma among patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection.  Saine ME, Szymczak JE, Moore TM, Bamford LP, Barg FK, Forde KA, et al. (2021)  PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258143. doi.org/10…