Stop Addiction Stigma

Overview

This clinical trial evaluates the impact of a Stop Addiction Stigma (SAS) training workshop with a short description of the conditions related to addiction (vignettes) on stigmatizing attitudes toward individuals with substance abuse disorders. Reviews have shown that patients with substance abuse disorders have experienced negative attitudes from their health care providers. Negative attitudes may lead to less involvement from the provider and the patient and may lead to less effective care. Using case vignettes with a SAS workshop may be an effective method to help people learn about addiction, reduce the stigma toward addiction and improve the quality of health care.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To describe the impact of SAS training on participants' responses to people with a substance impairment. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the feasibility of stigma training workshops on stigmatizing attitudes health care personnel. II. To explore the maintainability of responses over time. III. To explore relationships between language and stigmatizing attitudes. OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 6 group case vignettes. GROUP A (CHRONICALLY RELAPSING BRAIN DISEASE): Participants view the chronically relapsing brain disease vignette and attend a SAS workshop on study. GROUP B (BRAIN DISEASE): Participants view the brain disease vignette and attend a SAS workshop on study. GROUP C (DISEASE): Participants view the disease vignette and attend a SAS workshop on study. GROUP D (ILLNESS): Participants view the illness vignette and attend a SAS workshop on study. GROUP E (DISORDER): Participants view the disorder vignette and attend a SAS workshop on study. GROUP F (PROBLEM): Participants view the problem vignette and attend a SAS workshop on study.