This grant opportunity supports research focused on developing and testing strategies to reduce stigma against people who use drugs. It aims to address stigma at individual, interpersonal, and structural levels. The research should explore how reducing stigma can lead to positive outcomes such as lowering substance use and overdose rates, increasing referrals for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and improving interactions with service providers.

People who use drugs experience stigma from different sources and in a variety of contexts, all of which are associated with negative outcomes. This NOSI highlights support for research to develop, adapt, and/or test strategies aimed at addressing stigma at the individual, interpersonal, and/or … Show More