Underutilization of medications to treat opioid use disorder: What role does stigma play? Allen B, Nolan ML, Paone D. Subst Abus. 2019 Sep 24:1-7. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1640833. Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31550201

The Discrimination Against, Health Status and Wellness of People Who Use Drugs in Italian Services: A Survey. Pelullo CP, Curcio F, Auriemma F, Cefalo G, Fabozzi A, Rossiello R, Spagnoli L, Attena F. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Sep 30;55(10). pii: E66…

Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. Tsai AC, Kiang MV, Barnett ML, Beletsky L, Keyes KM, McGinty EE, et al. (2019)  PLoS Med 16(11): e1002969. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002969 https://j…

Kanada. Guide: Overcoming Stigma Through Language: A Primer  Publication date: 2019  https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-09/CCSA-Language-and-Stigma-in-Substance-Use-Addiction-Guide-2019-en.pdf

Irland. Long-term methadone maintenance treatment: Stigma and social isolation Mirroring trends throughout Europe, there has been a distinct rise in the age of Ireland’s opiate users who are in treatment. In 2015, 42.5% of treated opiate users nati…

USA. How the Drug User Became a Junkie Four years before William Burroughs’ Junkie was published, Norma Lee Browning, a reporter for the Chicago Daily Tribune, described how a middle-aged housewife had gone from a “pretty woman” to “an old tim…