ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Stigma of Opioid Use Disorder and Its Indirect Effects on Student Pharmacists' Perceptions and Attitudes.
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- The Strength of a Story: Partnering With a Community Organization to Destigmatize Substance Use Disorder.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
- Community Pharmacists' Knowledge and Attitude Towards Opioid Pain Medication Use in Bahir Dar City, North-West Ethiopia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Barriers to opioid use disorder treatment: A comparison of self-reported information from social media with barriers found in literature.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Podcasts as a Method to Deliver Education on Stigma Surrounding Opioid Use Disorder.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Role of the Pharmacist in Combating the Opioid Crisis: An Update.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Pharmacy Students' Perceptions and Stigma Surrounding Naloxone Use in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Mixed Methods Evaluation.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesPharmacists play a vital role in serving patients during the ongoing nationwide opioid epidemic, and so it is also critical to educate the next generation of pharmacists on opioids and opioid use disorder (OUD). The primary objective of this study was to quantitatively characterize student perceptions of opioid use and the stigma associated with OUD. Secondary aims were to determine whether differences in perceptions exist based upon the student's year in the Doctor of Pharmacy program or employment in a community pharmacy.
methodsFirst-, second-, third-, and fourth-year student pharmacists voluntarily completed an electronic survey regarding perceptions of opioid use and stigma associated with OUD.
resultsOf the 9 survey items, students were most uncomfortable referring patients to community resources for addiction support and/or treatment (25.3% comfortable or very comfortable). Students working in a community pharmacy were significantly more comfortable talking to patients attempting to refill opioids early and providing opioid counseling as compared to their peers not working in community pharmacy. Fourth-year students reported a higher level of comfort talking to a patient attempting to refill an opioid prescription early, counseling a patient on an opioid prescription, and providing information about alternatives to opioids. Third-year students responded most favorably to the items regarding how well the curriculum has prepared them to interact with patients taking opioids and those with OUD.
conclusionsThese findings reveal that students are comfortable counseling on opioids and discussing alternative options. Differences in perceptions were observed based upon the student's year in the program and whether or not they were employed in a community pharmacy setting.
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