This article analyzes what the U.S. can learn from other countries’ approach to treating Substance Use Disorder. These lessons learned can help us as we move forward to solve the U.S. crisis.
Category: Stigma
Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Russia: a humanitarian crisis
8.5 million SUD patients, or 6% of Russian population, in 2013 were not getting the treatment they deserved. No doubt that by now that number has increased. This is a humanitarian crisis.
Why All the Stigma Around Opioid Use Disorder?
Stigma is a barrier for Opioid Use Treatment programs. We will not solve the Opioid Crisis until we educate our healthcare workforce in empathetic-compassionate communication, population-specific deescalation, and self-awareness of perceptions and biases.
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