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Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders

Video and audio recordings

Stigma is one of the biggest barriers people face when seeking care for substance use disorders. Designed for members of the law enforcement community, this webinar explored the relationship between substance use, the brain and mental...

Between invisibility and stigma: consumption of psychoactive substances among pregnant and postpartum women at three Argentine general hospitals

Scientific article

21 September 2020

Abstract The problematic consumption of legal and illegal substances in pregnant and postpartum women is a growing socio-sanitary concern that has infrequently been studied from a gender perspective. This article presents the results of a...

Stigma of Addiction Summit, National Academy of Medicine

10 June 2021

Washington DC

United States

Thursday, June 10, 2021

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT (Washington, DC time)

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stigma-of-addiction-summit-tickets-137017953387

Controlled Drinking Aim no Less Successful Than Aiming for Abstinence. An Effectiveness Bank Analysis

Book

26 March 2021

CONTROLLED DRINKING AIM NO LESS SUCCESSFUL THAN AIMING FOR ABSTINENCE Using achievement of controlled drinking (including abstinence) as its yardstick, a comprehensive review and amalgamation of research findings concludes that even among...

A US national randomized study to guide how best to reduce stigma when describing drug‐related impairment in practice and policy

Scientific article

16 November 2020

Drug‐related impairment is persistently stigmatized delaying and preventing treatment engagement. To reduce stigma, various medical terms (e.g. ‘chronically relapsing brain disease’, ‘disorder’) have been promoted in diagnostic systems and among national health agencies, yet some argue that over‐medicalization of drug‐related impairment lowers prognostic optimism and reduces personal agency.

Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders

22 March 2021

Online

Stigma is one of the biggest barriers people face when seeking and receiving care for substance use disorders. Direct service workers, including the law enforcement community, are often the first to respond to crisis situations with people experiencing substance-related harms, and they can play a major role in overcoming that stigma.

Webinar | Language Matters: Contemporary Discursive Construction of Alcohol Use

ISSUP Webinar

17 February 2021

ISSUP UK are are pleased to have presented their second Webinar in the DARC Research Webinar Series 2021 on Wednesday 17 February, by Dr Claire Melia on the subject of Language matters: Contemporary discursive constructions of alcohol use.

Representation of Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked with Lower Public Stigma Towards People Who Use Drugs

Scientific article

Public stigma towards people who use substances can impact people seeking support and treatment outcomes. It can also influence how public health policy is shaped and accepted. Researchers have been interested in understanding how people...

Language matters: Contemporary discursive constructions of alcohol use.

17 February 2021

Online

Wednesday 17th February 2020, 1-2pm

Claire Melia: 'Language matters: Contemporary discursive constructions of alcohol use.' This talk draws upon research surrounding the prominent discourses used to account for alcohol use across a range of contexts. Analysis considers the impact of these constructions in attributing blame and the associated stigma for alcohol use issues.

Fighting Their Own Battle: Families of Veterans with Substance Use Problem

Book

Adfam, in collaboration with the University of York, and funded by the Forces in Mind Trust, has published a research report outlining the experiences and needs of families of veterans with substance use problems (FVSUs), along with a new...