Stigma
July 7, 2022
Are Oncology Nurses Underutilized in Positively Affecting the Opioid Epidemic?
Gretchen McNally PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP, discusses the potential impact advanced practice providers and nurses could have in the opioid pandemic if the correct educational opportunities were available.
June 14, 2022
Reporting Without Stigma: Ohio Releases Resource for Journalists
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio is working to change the way society views mental illness and substance use disorders.
October 13, 2021
OxyContin created the opioid crisis, but stigma and prohibition have fueled it
The highly contentious Purdue Pharma settlement announced Sept. 1, 2021, comes at a pivotal time for the U.S. overdose crisis: 2020 was the worst year on record, with over 93,000 Americans losing their lives to fatal drug overdose.
May 25, 2022
First responders making an impact for people in recovery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — First responders have said these things happen too often: overdosing on opioids and having a stigma around that and mental health issues make it hard to beat.
November 14, 2021
'That stigma can be broken': Ohio veteran touts medical marijuana as bill aims to expand program
Robert Kowalski used to take 22 pills a day to combat pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions stemming from years of military service.
November 10, 2021
'These are illnesses': Ad campaign aims to reduce stigma around addiction, mental illness
A coalition formed to educate central Ohioans about the danger of opioids is taking its message statewide with a new advertising campaign that aims to reduce stigma around addiction and mental illness.
October 21, 2021
From sheriff to inmate: Ohio man shares story of failure to help others struggling with addiction
At just 34-years-old, Kyle Overmyer was the youngest sheriff in Ohio. The stress of the job combined with physical pain led him down a dangerous path of addiction.
October 17, 2021
Opioid Special: portrayal of addiction could be part of the solution
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN)– Drug addiction can affect anyone in any walk of life, but that’s not always how addicts are portrayed. And, experts say that’s part of the problem.