REDUCING
STIGMA
Resources
Pharmacists: You Get to Set the Tone When it Comes to Stigma Video Part 1 / Video Part 2
NEW Substance Abuse Support Groups in Riverside County
Western Region: RUHS Community Health Center, 2nd floor, 2813 S. Main St., Corona, CA 92882
1st Thursday of Every Month, 6:00 pm to 7:30pm
Mid County Region: San Jacinto SAPT Clinic, 1370 S. State St., San Jacinto, CA 92583
2nd Wednesday of Every Month, 6:00 pm to 7:30pm
Desert Region: Indio SAPT Clinic, 83-912 Avenue 45, Suite 9, Indio, CA 92201
3rd Tuesday of Every Month, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Western Region: Riverside SAPT Clinic, Entrance #3, 2085 Rustin Ave., Riverside, CA 92507
4th Wednesday of Every Month, 6:00 pm to 7:30pm
Inland Empire Harm Reduction: Local, volunteer-based project working in the community to improve the health and well-being of people affected by drug use in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. A member organization of IEOCC.
Training resources and reports
Changing Perspective: Reducing the Stigma of the Disease of Addiction
Systematic scientific review of the stigma-reduction literature (Addiction, 2012, direct pdf download)
“Is Low Therapist Empathy Toxic?” (Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2013)
2-page guide on reducing stigma through language from the National Alliance for Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment (pdf download)
Dictionary of stigmatizing words and replacements by the Recovery Research Institute.
SAMHSA's in-depth look at why language matters.
Harvard University's Project Implicit: Self-tests to increase awareness of personal biases.
The Empathy Effect: Countering Bias to Improve Healthcare Outcomes Empathy based workshop by the Institute for HealthCare Communication.
Empathetics is an online empathy training course for healthcare professionals by Dr. Helen Reiss.
OUD Anti-Stigma Flyer from Sacramento County Opioid Coalition
Anti-Stigma Toolkit from Addiction Technology Transfer Center
