ArticleJournal of addictive behaviors, therapy & rehabilitation2014
Stigma among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: Does it Predict Substance Use, and Does it Diminish with Treatment?
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- Gambling, Discrimination, and Stressful Life Events among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Patients.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
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- The Association of Stigma and Alcohol Treatment Interest Among Women Veterans.Translational issues in psychological science · 2026Article
- Identifying Stigma Phenotypes in Social Media Narratives of Substance Use: Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Observational
- Navigating stigma: a qualitative study of barriers to opioid treatment engagement in Tanzania.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Article
- Internalized Shame Among Justice-Involved Women in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Measurement Invariance and Changes During Treatment.Stigma and health · 2024Article
- Patient perceptions of and experiences with stigma using telehealth for opioid use disorder treatment: a qualitative analysis.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- A theory-informed deep learning approach to extracting and characterizing substance use-related stigma in social media.BMC digital health · 2024Article
- Exploring perceptions of self-stigma of substance use and current alcohol and marijuana use patterns among college students.PloS one · 2024Article
- Validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Substance Use Stigma Mechanism Scale.PloS one · 2024Article
- The role of substance use treatment in reducing stigma after release from incarceration: A qualitative analysis.Health & justice · 2023Article
- Persistence of stigma and the cessation of substance use: comparing stigma domains between those who currently use and those who no longer use substances.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The "goldfish bowl": a qualitative study of the effects of heightened surveillance on people who use drugs in a rural and coastal Canadian setting.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
- Examining stigma relating to substance use and contextual factors in social media discussions.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2022Article
- Course and Correlates of Stigma in Patients on Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Prospective Study from an Outpatient Treatment Program in India.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2022Article
- Exploring Discharge Outcomes and Readmission Rates of Mothers Admitted to a Psychiatric Mother and Baby Unit.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2022Article
- Assessment of psychometric properties of the self-stigma inventory for Iranian families of persons who use drugs.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The role of executive functioning deficits in the association between substance-use-related stigma and substance use problems among trauma-exposed individuals.Substance abuse · 2022Article
- Relentless Stigma: A Qualitative Analysis of a Substance Use Recovery Needs Assessment.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsDrug and alcohol use-related stigma affects employment, physical and mental health, and has been shown to be a barrier to seeking treatment. Thus, the need to address stigma in substance use disorders treatment has been noted in the clinical literature. We aimed to examine whether stigma is related to alcohol/substance use as well as whether treatment as usual for substance use disorders affects stigma, depressive symptoms, and quality of life.
methodsParticipants were individuals attending intensive outpatient treatment for substance use disorders. Baseline sample consisted of 17 Caucasian, predominantly male (i.e. 65%) participants, averaging 34.06 years of age. At post-treatment and one month follow-up assessments there were 12 and 7 participants respectively.
resultsHigher post-treatment stigma was significantly related to a greater number of drug use days at follow-up. We did not find significant differences between baseline, post-treatment and follow-up assessment on self-stigma. However, participants reported a significant decrease in symptoms of depression from baseline to post-treatment and a significant increase in these symptoms between post-treatment and follow-up.
conclusionsOur results suggest that stigma may have a detrimental impact on substance use. Also, while depressive symptoms may improve as a result of treatment as usual for substance use disorders, symptoms of depression may worsen shortly after treatment. These results highlight the need for more work on these relationships due to the very preliminary nature of these findings.
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