In 2003, Wendy Dossett chaired an international symposium at a UK university. “I don’t remember chairing it. I know that I did, but I don’t remember anything that happened,” she says. At the time, she ...

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Health care provider stigma toward substance use disorder (SUD) varies by condition and provider, according to a study published online July 23 in ...

A new national study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, with colleagues at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Chicago, National Opinion Research ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and First Lady Anna Stein announced the launch of Unshame NC, a public campaign to reduce the stigma around substance use disorders.The ...

North Carolina's first lady wants to remove the stigma and increase awareness of substance abuse disorder as a treatable medical condition, and encourage more people to seek that treatment for opioid ...

Pregnant women with substance use disorders endure a unique, intense and pervasive type of stigma from multiple levels of society – from family and friends to government officials to health care ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Health experts in Kentucky work to reduce stigma around substance use disorders. Health experts and counselors from around the state came together last week for a substance use symposium hosted by ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...