TY - JOUR KW - Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use KW - Attitude of Health Personnel KW - Buprenorphine/therapeutic use KW - Humans KW - Methadone/therapeutic use KW - Opiate Substitution Treatment/psychology/trends KW - Opioid-Related Disorders/drug therapy/psychology/rehabilitation KW - Patient Advocacy KW - Patient Education as Topic KW - Patient Participation KW - Stereotyping AU - J. S. Woods AU - H. Joseph A1 - AB - The National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery has started projects to address the stigma that impacts medication-assisted treatment. The Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate Program trains patients and professionals for advocacy in seminars and conferences. The MARS Project educates (Einstein, Bronx, New York) buprenorphine and methadone patients to dispel stigma and achieve better treatment outcomes. Beyond MARS trains patients nationwide to replicate the MARS Project. Stop Stigma Now will create a national public relations campaign to overcome ignorance and stigma. These projects have the potential to end stigma and elevate medication-assisted treatment to its rightful place as the gold standard of treatment. BT - Journal of addictive diseases C5 - Opioids & Substance Use CP - 3 CY - England DO - 10.1080/10550887.2012.694599 IS - 3 JF - Journal of addictive diseases N2 - The National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery has started projects to address the stigma that impacts medication-assisted treatment. The Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate Program trains patients and professionals for advocacy in seminars and conferences. The MARS Project educates (Einstein, Bronx, New York) buprenorphine and methadone patients to dispel stigma and achieve better treatment outcomes. Beyond MARS trains patients nationwide to replicate the MARS Project. Stop Stigma Now will create a national public relations campaign to overcome ignorance and stigma. These projects have the potential to end stigma and elevate medication-assisted treatment to its rightful place as the gold standard of treatment. PP - England PY - 2012 SN - 1545-0848; 1055-0887 SP - 226 EP - 235 EP - T1 - Reducing stigma through education to enhance Medication-Assisted Recovery T2 - Journal of addictive diseases TI - Reducing stigma through education to enhance Medication-Assisted Recovery U1 - Opioids & Substance Use U2 - 22873184 U3 - 10.1080/10550887.2012.694599 VL - 31 VO - 1545-0848; 1055-0887 Y1 - 2012 ER -