ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2014
Internalized stigma and sterile syringe use among people who inject drugs in New York City, 2010-2012.
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- Interventions to reduce self-stigma in people who use drugs: A systematic review.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Pooled it
- The intersection of gender and drug use-related stigma: A mixed methods systematic review and synthesis of the literature.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Pooled it
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- A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to reduce stigma toward people with opioid use disorder among primary care clinicians.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Trial
- Association of skin infections with sharing of injection drug preparation equipment among people who inject drugs.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Trial
- HIV-Stigmatizing Beliefs and Attitudes as a Barrier to Early PrEP Care Continuum Engagement Among People Who Inject Drugs.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Stigma from healthcare professionals and care-limiting behaviors in individuals with substance use disorders: a mixed-methods study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
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- "We're Not Gonna Aid You in Shooting Up": Stigma's Relationship to Harm Reduction in People Who Inject Drugs.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- HOME protocol for a national online survey of people who inject drugs.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- The Unique Experience of Intersectional Stigma and Racism for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Who Inject Drugs, and Its Effect on Healthcare and Harm Reduction Service Access.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The impact of institutionalization on the effectiveness of harm reduction: a qualitative study using drug users' representations.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Drug-related stigma among people who inject drugs - development and validation of the drug use stigma scale (DUSS).PloS one · 2025Article
- Somebody to Lean on: Understanding Self-Stigma and Willingness to Disclose in the Context of Addiction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- "In Sweden you are worthless. In Denmark you get an identity again" - on being perceived and received as a person who uses drugs in different drug policy settings.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- LatinX harm reduction capital, medication for opioid use disorder, and nonfatal overdose: A structural equation model analysis among people who use drugs in Massachusetts.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Adapting a health facility HIV stigma-reduction participatory training intervention to address drug use stigma in HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Resistance to anti-smoking messages related to the higher smoking stigma of Korean female smokers.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- NEXT: description, rationale, and evaluation of a novel internet-based mail-delivered syringe service program.Journal of substance use · 2024Article
- Housing-based syringe services programs to improve access to safer injecting equipment for people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: a spatially oriented qualitative study.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known on the effect of stigma on the health and behavior of people who inject drugs (PWID). PWID may internalize these negative attitudes and experiences and stigmatize themselves (internalized stigma). With previous research suggesting a harmful effect of internalized stigma on health behaviors, we aimed to determine socio-demographic characteristics and injection risk behaviors associated with internalized PWID-related stigma in New York City (NYC).
methodsThree NYC pharmacies assisted in recruiting PWID. Pharmacy-recruited PWID syringe customers received training in recruiting up to three of their peers. Participants completed a survey on injection behaviors and PWID-related stigma. Among HIV-negative PWID (n=132), multiple linear regression with GEE (to account for peer network clustering) was used to examine associations with internalized PWID-related stigma.
resultsLatinos were more likely to have higher internalized stigma, as were those with lower educational attainment. Those with higher internalized stigma were more likely to not use a syringe exchange program (SEP) recently, although no association was found with the recent use of pharmacies for syringes. Lastly, higher internalized stigma was related to less than 100% use of pharmacies or SEPs for syringe needs.
conclusionsThese data suggest that PWID with higher internalized stigma are less likely to consistently use sterile syringe sources in urban settings with multiple sterile syringe access points. These results support the need for individual- and structural-level interventions that address PWID-related stigma. Future research is needed to examine why PWID with higher internalized stigma have less consistent use of public syringe access venues.
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