Alissa Davis, Hannah K Knudsen, Daniel M Walker, Deborah Chassler, Karsten Lunze, Philip M Westgate, Emmanuel Oga, Sandra Rodriguez, Sylvia Tan, JaNae Holloway, Sharon L Walsh, Carrie B Oser, R Craig Lefebvre, Laura C Fanucchi, LaShawn Glasgow, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Hilary L Surratt, Michael W Konstan, Terry T-K Huang, Patricia LeBaron, Julie Nakayima, Michael D Stein, Maria Rudorf, Monica Nouvong, Elizabeth N Kinnard, Nabila El-Bassel, Jess Tilley, Aaron Macoubray, Caroline Savitzky, Amy Farmer, Donna Beers, Pamela Salsberry, Timothy R Huerta
BACKGROUND: Community stigma against people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and intervention stigma (e.g., toward naloxone) exacerbate the opioid overdose crisis. We examined the effects of the Communities that HEAL (CTH) intervention on perceived opioid-related community stigma by stakeholders in the HEALing Communities Study (HCS). METHODS: We collected three surveys from community coalition members in 66 communities across four states participating in HCS. Communities were randomized into Intervention (Wave 1) or Wait-list Control (Wave 2) arms...
April 2024: Lancet Reg Health Am