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4 Factors That Add To Stigma Surrounding Opioid-Use Disorder

September 17, 2018 by ATForum

“Even as America’s opioid epidemic has increased, the stigma surrounding substance-use disorders continues to be a major barrier to wider implementation of effective treatments that prevent overdoses and deaths.

The AMA Opioid Task Force offers a wealth of educational tools and practice resources to aid physicians in removing stigma surrounding opioid-use disorder and effective treatment for the condition.

Among them is a JAMA Viewpoint essay, “Confronting the Stigma of Opioid Use Disorder—and Its Treatment,” that provides insight on the harmful effects of stigma with medication-assisted treatment of opioid-use disorder.

The essay’s co-authors—Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH, and Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD—describe four factors that contribute to stigma on opioid-use disorder and offer guidance on how they can be overcome.

  • The understanding of opioid-use disorder as a medical illness is still overshadowed by its misconception as a moral weakness or a willful choice.
  • The separation of opioid-use disorder treatment has meant clinicians overlook other health issues.
  • Loaded language furthers stigma associated with the condition.
  • The criminal justice system’s unwillingness to yield to medical judgment in the treatment of opioid-use disorders..

Read more at: https://wire.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/4-factors-add-stigma-surrounding-opioid-use-disorder

Source: AMA-ASSN.org – September 13, 2018

Filed Under: 2018, News Updates

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