How To Perpetuate Barriers To Addiction Treatment

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In my last post, I wrote about how stigma affects our ability to blunt the opioid crisis in ways that we don’t usually consider. For example,  almost a quarter of the pharmacies in the worst-hit counties in the nation do

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The Hidden Stigma That Kills People With Opioid Addiction

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Stigma about proven OUD (Opioid Use Disorder) treatments is a significant barrier to getting the opioid crisis under control. Stigma prevents patients from seeking treatment with Suboxone and methadone. And stigma prevents addiction care providers from using Suboxone, methadone, and

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