Central East PTTC Webinar Resources Page

Language Matters: Challenging Stigmatization Language about Addiction

Jessica Hulsey, BA

February 14, 2023

This webinar was provided by the Central East PTTC. The Central East ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC are programs managed by the Danya Institute.

Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance must be requested within 7 days of the live event. Please allow up to 30 days for certificate requests to be processed. To be eligible for the certificate of attendance, you must have attended the live webinar on Zoom. 

PowerPoint Slides: Click on the green "View Slides" button above to view a PDF of today's webinar slides.

RESOURCES

Links shared during webinar:

• Addiction Policy Forum: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/
• Addiction Policy Forum's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfmklxbMw2jZt_7h07ejmw
• The Addiction Series: Episode 1, The Hijacker: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/post/addiction-the-hijacker-episode-1
• The Myth of Waiting for Rock Bottom: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/post/the-addiction-series-episode-4-don-t-wait-for-rock-bottom
• Language Matters Infographic: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/post/language-matters
• Encompass: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/encompass (to sign up to become a trainer or to request a training)
  • Apply to attend the train-the-trainer event to become an encompass and Responding to Addiction trainer in your area: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4aJfLz2NQ1ou31-g7KVBxUUDy7x7R8x3av8VqAtu2fUhOIA/viewform
• Responding to Addiction https://www.addictionpolicy.org/post/responding-to-addiction
• Check out our online eCourses: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/blog/categories/online-course
• Protect Your Brain: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/post/protect-your-brain-an-education-campaign-for-middle-and-high-school-students
• Navigating Addiction and Treatment A Guide for Families: https://www.addictionpolicy.org/navigating-addiction

REFERENCES

• Chan, K. K. S., & Mak, W. W. S. (2017). The content and process of self-stigma in people with mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(1), 34–43. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000127
• Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, & National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2016). Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change. National Academies Press (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK384915/
• Corrigan, P.W., River, L.P., Lundin, R.K., Wasowski, K.U., Campion, J., et al., (2000).  Stigmatizing attributions about illness. J Com Psychol.  28:91–102.
• Corrigan, P. W., Watson, A. C., & Barr, L. (2006). The self-stigma of mental illness: Implications for self-esteem and self-efficacy. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25(8), 875–884. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2006.25.8.875
• Earnshaw V. A. (2020). Stigma and substance use disorders: A clinical, research, and advocacy agenda. The American psychologist, 75(9), 1300–1311. https://doi-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/10.1037/amp0000744
• Feingold, Z. R. (2021). The stigma of incarceration experience: A systematic review. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 27(4), 550–569. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000319
• Fox, A. B., Earnshaw, V. A., Taverna, E. C., & Vogt, D. (2018). Conceptualizing and measuring mental illness stigma: The mental illness stigma framework and critical review of measures. Stigma and Health, 3(4), 348–376. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000104
• McCradden, M. D., Vasileva, D., Orchanian-Cheff, A., & Buchman, D. Z. (2019). Ambiguous identities of drugs and people: a scoping review of opioid-related stigma. International Journal of Drug Policy, 74, 205-215.
• Moore, K. E., Stuewig, J. B., & Tangney, J. P. (2016). The effects of stigma on criminal offenders’ functioning: A longitudinal mediational model. Deviant behavior, 37(2), 196–218. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2014.1004035
• Room R. (2005). Stigma, social inequality and alcohol and drug use. Drug and alcohol review,24(2):143–155. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230500102434
• Room, R., Rehm, J., Trotter, R. T., Paglia, A., & Ustun, T. B. (2021). Cross cultural views on stigma valuation parity and societal attitudes towards disability. Seattle, WA: Hofgrebe & Huber, 247–291.
• Surratt, H.L., Otachi, J.K., McLouth, C.J., & Vundl, N. (2021). Healthcare stigma and HIV risk among rural people who inject drugs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108878.
• Tsai, A. C., Kiang, M. V., Barnett, M. L., Beletsky, L., Keyes, K. M., McGinty, E. E., Smith, L. R., Strathdee, S. A., Wakeman, S. E., & Venkataramani, A. S. (2019). Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. PLoS medicine, 16(11), e1002969. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002969
• Turney, K., Lee, H., & Comfort, M. (2013). Discrimination and psychological distress among recently released male prisoners. American journal of men's health, 7(6), 482–493. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988313484056