This paper outlines the impact of an educational program aimed towards decreasing stigma around opioid use disorder and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The authors trained health science graduate students to present on the opioid crisis and the usefulness of MOUD to community members. The results indicate that they were successful in increasing knowledge acquisition and improving attitudes towards MOUD.
Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Response Approach
Educational
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation
Williams, J. M., Syed, M. A., Adesanya, A., Gardner, G., Chaguturu, V., & Coppola, K. M. (2022). Educating the community about the opioid epidemic and medications for opioid use disorder. The American Journal on Addictions, 31(5), 433–440. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13287
State / region
Northeast
New Jersey