ReviewCurrent opinion in psychiatry2017
Stigma and substance use disorders: an international phenomenon.
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169 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Vending machines for reducing harm associated with substance use and use disorders, and co-occurring conditions: a systematic review.Harm reduction journal · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce self-stigma in people who use drugs: A systematic review.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of the perceptions and attitudes of mental health nurses towards alcohol and other drug use in mental health clients.International journal of mental health nursing · 2022Pooled it
- I am what I am: A meta-analysis of the association between substance user identities and substance use-related outcomes.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Pooled it
- Stigma in health facilities: why it matters and how we can change it.BMC medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Spiritual interventions and self-stigma in the family of person who use drugs: a clinical trial study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Portrayals of alcohol use disorder treatment outcomes and their effects on stigma: Population-based, randomized survey experiment in rural Uganda.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Trial
- Promoting substance use stigma resistance through an automated text message intervention (project RESTART): Outcomes of a pilot feasibility trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Trial
- Siyakhana: A hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation stepped-wedge trial to reduce stigma towards substance use and depression among community health workers in HIV/TB care in South Africa.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Trial
- Decrease in provider stigma is associated with improved quality health indicators among individuals receiving methadone in primary care centers in Ukraine.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Trial
- Stigma experienced by people living with HIV who are on methadone maintenance treatment and have symptoms of common mental disorders in Hanoi, Vietnam: a qualitative study.AIDS research and therapy · 2022Trial
- Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Support for Human and Civil Rights in Physical Disability, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorder.JAMA health forum · 2026Article
- Survival, stigma and structural barriers: a qualitative study exploring the oral health experiences of women attending sex work support services in Liverpool.British dental journal · 2026Article
- Short, animated storytelling social contact videos reduce addiction stigma in the UK, USA, and South Africa: a randomised controlled trial of 13,397 participants.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- 'Working Together to Meet in the Middle'. A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Power Dynamics in Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
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- Suicide and Coping: Specific Coping Behaviours Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Differences Between Predicted and Actual Coping Among Help-Seeking Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Off-Label Medications and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in the Treatment of Internet Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo collect and update published information on the stigma associated with substance abuse in nonclinical samples, which has not been recently reviewed. RECENT
findingsSearching large databases, a total of only 17 articles were published since 1999, with the majority of studies conducted outside the United States. Using major stigma concepts from a sociological framework (stereotyping, devaluation in terms of status loss, discrimination, and negative emotional reactions), the studies reviewed predominantly indicated that the public holds very stigmatized views toward individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), and that the level of stigma was higher toward individuals with SUDs than toward those with other psychiatric disorders. SUMMARY: The prevalence of SUDs is increasing in the US general population, but these disorders remain seriously undertreated. Stigma can reduce willingness of policymakers to allocate resources, reduce willingness of providers in nonspecialty settings to screen for and address substance abuse problems, and may limit willingness of individuals with such problems to seek treatment. All of these factors may help explain why so few individuals with SUDs receive treatment. Public education that reduces stigma and provides information about treatment is needed.
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