Pilot Testing an Asynchronous Online Harm Reduction and Pharmacotherapy Stigma Reduction Training for Substance Use Treatment Professionals

Harm reduction and pharmacotherapy approaches to addressing substance use disorder are evidence-based practices for reducing adverse health outcomes. However, professional stigma toward these approaches impedes implementation. In this pilot study, professionals working in substance use treatment ser...

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Autores principales: Sulzer, Sandra H. (Autor) ; Prevedel, Suzanne (Autor) ; Barrett, Tyson S. (Autor) ; Mekjian, Margo (Autor) ; Vincent, Mindy (Autor) ; Frabis, Felicia (Autor) ; Meier, Cris (Autor) ; Shiverdecker, Claire Warnick (Autor) ; Voss, Maren Wright (Autor) ; Cook, Paula J. (Autor) ; Madden, Erin Fanning (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
En: Journal of drug issues
Año: 2025, Volumen: 55, Número: 3, Páginas: 327-339
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Palabras clave:
online learning
Education
Naloxone
overdose prevention sites
Harm Reduction
treatment professionals
Buprenorphine
methadone
medications for opioid use disorder
Stigma
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Sumario:Harm reduction and pharmacotherapy approaches to addressing substance use disorder are evidence-based practices for reducing adverse health outcomes. However, professional stigma toward these approaches impedes implementation. In this pilot study, professionals working in substance use treatment services received a 4-hour asynchronous online harm reduction and pharmacotherapy training. Pre- and post-training surveys used Likert-scale questions to assess attitudes and planned actions. Four of the 23 survey items demonstrated a significant change in pre- to post-attitudes and planned actions relating to harm reduction or pharmacotherapy. These items included less attitudinal stigma towards: methadone and buprenorphine (p = .021), overdose prevention sites/“drug consumption facilities” (p = .025), and naloxone distribution (p = .017), as well as lower intent to primarily promote abstinence-based interventions (p = .007). This study demonstrated that online asynchronous educational interventions show promise for reducing stigmatizing attitudes towards evidence-based practices among substance use treatment professionals.
ISSN:1945-1369
DOI:10.1177/00220426231226223