ArticleThe American psychologist2020
Stigma and substance use disorders: A clinical, research, and advocacy agenda.
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121 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance dependence: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- 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 brief, freely accessible, and valid self-report measures for substance use disorders and treatment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Pooled it
- Does perceived stigma impact opioid use disorder treatment uptake? A cross-sectional secondary analysis of buprenorphine engagement among syringe service program participants.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Trial
- Recruiting a National Sample of First Response Agencies to Participate in an Overdose Prevention Research Project: Randomized Controlled Trial and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- An evaluation of paid social media advertising and traditional advertising for addiction research recruitment.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
- Getting to yes: Pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial of motivational enhancement interventions targeting preexposure prophylaxis use in sexual minority men who use stimulants.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Trial
- Education based on the theory of planned behavior to improve medication regimen adherence, hope and marital quality in patients with substance use disorder.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Facilitated telemedicine for hepatitis C virus: Addressing challenges for improving health and life for people with opioid use disorder.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Trial
- Incarceration history, antiretroviral therapy, and stigma: A cross-sectional study of people with HIV who inject drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Trial
- Association of prenatal exposure to opioids, cannabis, and polysubstance use with cord blood DNA methylation patterns in a multiancestry cohort.Epigenetics · 2026Article
- Global practices in adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for ethnoracial populations with substance use disorders: a scoping review of adaptation strategies, treatment outcomes, and geographic gaps.International journal of mental health systems · 2026Article
- Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2026Article
- Clinicians' and people who use drugs' perspectives on artificial intelligence in addiction medicine.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Provider-Specific Anticipated Stigma Scale for People Who Inject Drugs.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Depressive Symptoms and Anticipated Help-seeking Stigma as Mental Healthcare Navigation Barriers Among People Who Use Opioids.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Patient Trust in Healthcare Providers among People on Methadone Maintenance Treatment Using Methamphetamine in Vietnam.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- Cross sectional examination of public perceptions around substance misuse using state behavioral risk factor surveillance system data.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The Association Between HIV and Substance Use Stigma and Attitudes and Utilization of HIV Care Among Adults Who Use Injection Drugs: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
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Abstract
The United States is currently experiencing an opioid epidemic, with deaths due to opioid overdoses persisting in many communities. This epidemic is the latest wave in a series of global substance use-related public health crises. As a fundamental cause of health inequities, stigma leads to the development of substance use disorders (SUDs), undermines SUD treatment efforts, and drives persistent disparities within these crises. Given their expertise in mental and behavioral health, psychologists are uniquely positioned to play a frontline role in addressing SUD stigma. The goal of this paper is to set an agenda for psychologists to address SUD stigma through clinical care, research, and advocacy. To set the stage for this agenda, key concepts are introduced related to stigma and SUDs, and evidence is reviewed regarding associations between stigma and substance use-related outcomes. As clinicians, psychologists have opportunities to promote resilience to stigma to prevent the development of SUDs, and leverage acceptance and mindfulness approaches to reduce internalized stigma among people with SUDs. As researchers, psychologists can clarify the experiences and impacts of stigma among people with SUDs over time and adapt the stigma-reduction toolbox to address SUD stigma. As advocates, psychologists can call for changes in structural stigma such as policies that criminalize people with SUDs, protest the intentional use of SUD stigma, and adopt stigma-free language in professional and social settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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