Perceived stigma, barriers, and facilitators experienced by members of the opioid use disorder community when seeking healthcare

RT @buttonslives: @lawrencepatihis Yes, one of the papers cited as evidence that stigma is a “major barrier” to treatment frames addicts as…

@lawrencepatihis Yes, one of the papers cited as evidence that stigma is a “major barrier” to treatment frames addicts as a marginalized group, calling them the “opioid use disorder community” and describing them as facing “structural determinants of heal…

A new study by #FOREfdnGrantee @UMassD sought to understand the relationships between #stigma & structural determinants of health to develop educational interventions that give #nurses the tools to advance #healthequity for people w/ #opioid use dis…