BACKGROUND: Despite an increase in access to medications for opioid use disorder, less
than 20% of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment. Stigmatizing …

Introduction In light of North America's persisting drug toxicity crisis, alternative drug policy
approaches such as decriminalization, legalization, regulation, and safer supply have …

Abstract The United States finds itself amid a 20-year battle with an epidemic of opioid-
related overdose deaths. Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), a highly researched …

Background As part of political and professional development with increased focus on
including service users within mental health services, these services are being transformed …

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Use of non‐judgmental, respectful and uniform language
to describe individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) is recommended to reduce …

Background Despite recognition of the importance of substance use disorder (SUD)
terminology, few studies examine terminology preferences among patients with SUDs …

Background Stigmatising attitudes towards people who use drugs are pervasive amongst
the public. We investigated whether public stigma was affected by presentation of a history …

In the midst of the overdose crisis, knowledge of overdose education and administration of
naloxone, the opioid-overdose antidote, must expand outside emergency medical services …

Previous research has found language used to describe individuals with a substance use
disorder (SUD; eg,“addict,”“substance abuser”) contributes to and elicits negative bias …

Abstract Purpose Information and Communication Technologies have transformed our lives
in different social areas, facilitating interpersonal relationships thanks to technological tools …