Join Mountaineer Health Initiative for the Meeting of the Minds: The Role of Stigma in Treatment and Recovery Oct. 8 from 3-5 p.m. Appalachia is on the front line of the opioid epidemic and stigma remains a substantial barrier to patients seeking treatment for substance use disorder. No physical or psychiatric condition is more associated with social disapproval than substance dependence.
WVU Addiction Studies faculty member Frankie Tack will moderate a panel of experts, front-line practitioners and those with lived experience to discuss implications and resolutions around stigma.