Chapter 13 of this publication from the American Hospital Association addresses shame and stigma and provides resources for health care providers, guidelines and perspectives, and case studies from hospitals and health systems seeking to reduce the stigma surrounding opioid use disorders.

These free downloadable e-books are appropriate for anyone interested in the topic of stigma related to substance use, including individuals and family members, as well as social work and physical or mental or behavioral health care professionals; people working in criminal justice, court, and child welfare systems; and people involved with recovery support.

Clinicians can use this conversation starter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which includes examples of how to use language to destigmatize the disease of addiction even when patients use stigmatizing slang. It describes techniques for clinicians to use when talking with patients and family members about substance use disorders.

This rack card from Stigma Free West Virginia outlines the differences between public or societal stigma, personal or self-stigma, courtesy stigma, and structural stigma against people with substance use disorders and other behavioral health issues.

This handout is for parents and guardians of children who have opioid use disorder (OUD) or substance use disorder (SUD). It details facts and dispels myths to reduce stigma.

This 11-minute video was developed by the Opioid Response Network in partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians and includes interviews with people with lived experience who describe how compassionate emergency department clinicians helped reduce their shame and led them to recovery.

This conversation starter for clinicians from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides tips that can help engage patients and reduce their anxiety when discussing substance use and substance use disorders.

This report from the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare was developed for healthcare providers and includes strategies for disrupting stigma at all levels including administrators and frontline staff in their interactions with families.

This fact sheet, developed by the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources and Stigma Free WV, describes how people with substance use disorders often do not seek the treatment they need because of the stigma they face - even by their health care providers.

This guide to using non-stigmatizing language when discussing opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorders (SUD) was developed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center.