Santé Center for Healing's Expert Commentary on Stigma Surrounding Opioid Use Disorder
"The underlying cause of patients' opioid use disorder is very complicated, and stigma around their opioid use creates barriers for people to access care.
- "The underlying cause of patients' opioid use disorder is very complicated, and stigma around their opioid use creates barriers for people to access care.
- But opioid use is more than personal choices, as external factors out of someone's direct control could also have an impact.
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The stigma on addiction extends to a stigma on treatment as well, as only 49% of Americans believe that there is an effective long-term treatment for opioid use disorder. - Opioid Use Disorder Stigma, Discrimination, and Policy Attitudes in a National Sample of U.S. Young Adults.