SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Is substance use disorder a chronic illness? - Answer- Yes
What is a mark of shame or discredit used to identify another person as a social
inferior or an attribute, behavior or reputation that is socially discrediting that can
come from self, the community, health professionals or recovery community? -
Answer- Stigma
What is the most heavily stigmatized condition? - Answer- Drug addiction
Six effects of stigma on patient care in substance abuse disorder - Answer- 1.
Condition is seen as invalid
2. Reduces individual's willingness to seek care
3. Increases social isolation
4. Impacts other social determinants of health
5. Negatively affects provider attitudes and biases
6. Affects length of treatment - stigma within recovery community regarding
medication assisted treatment vs abstinence
Nine ways to reduce stigma associated with substance use disorder - Answer- 1.
Avoid language that equates a person with their condition
2. Recognize substance use disorder as a chronic disease
3. Recognize that substance use disorder does respond to treatment
4. Recognize that there are remitting and relapsing components of substance use
disorder
5. Treat addiction with science based strategies
6. Get MAT (medication assisted treatment) wavered
7. Treat individuals with dignity and respect
8. Be mindful of stigmatizing language
9. Speak out about stigma and discrimination
Medication assisted treatment (MAT), the use of medications in combination with
counseling and behavioral therapies, is an effective treatment in opioid use disorders
and sustaining - Answer- Recovery
Is substance use disorder a chronic illness? - Answer- Yes
What is a mark of shame or discredit used to identify another person as a social
inferior or an attribute, behavior or reputation that is socially discrediting that can
come from self, the community, health professionals or recovery community? -
Answer- Stigma
What is the most heavily stigmatized condition? - Answer- Drug addiction
Six effects of stigma on patient care in substance abuse disorder - Answer- 1.
Condition is seen as invalid
2. Reduces individual's willingness to seek care
3. Increases social isolation
4. Impacts other social determinants of health
5. Negatively affects provider attitudes and biases
6. Affects length of treatment - stigma within recovery community regarding
medication assisted treatment vs abstinence
Nine ways to reduce stigma associated with substance use disorder - Answer- 1.
Avoid language that equates a person with their condition
2. Recognize substance use disorder as a chronic disease
3. Recognize that substance use disorder does respond to treatment
4. Recognize that there are remitting and relapsing components of substance use
disorder
5. Treat addiction with science based strategies
6. Get MAT (medication assisted treatment) wavered
7. Treat individuals with dignity and respect
8. Be mindful of stigmatizing language
9. Speak out about stigma and discrimination
Medication assisted treatment (MAT), the use of medications in combination with
counseling and behavioral therapies, is an effective treatment in opioid use disorders
and sustaining - Answer- Recovery
