Stigma about opioid use disorder from the general community, healthcare providers, lawmakers, law enforcement, and the criminal justice system can be an inadvertent or undue barrier to treatment. Also, self-stigma from those living with opioid use disorder can deter an individual’s desire to seek treatment. Stigma is not always an easy topic to discuss. It can be rooted in a community’s culture with many layers to uncover.
Anti-Stigma Education and Training offers a conversational style to help uncover where a person’s personal and community attitudes about opioid use disorder originate.
If you would like to learn more about setting up a training or conversation on stigma in a non-judgmental environment for yourself or your organization, please contact Larry Hinojos at larry@bchealthcouncil.org.
