September 21, 2025International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Social Contact Based Intervention for Reduction of Public Stigma Against Persons With Opioid Use Disorder

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ASArshia Sood AGAbhishek Ghosh SKSoundappan Kathirvel

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Pre-experimental pilot study shows significant reduction in stigma towards opioid use disorder, indicating high acceptability and cultural feasibility.

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The social-contact-based intervention led to a significant reduction in stigma scores post-intervention, especially in the Attribution Blame domain.
With a 90% session completion rate, 69.2% of participants consented to join the study, and 90% rated the session as useful.
Utilizing the ADAPT framework and Delphi method, the study involved 14 experts and people with lived experience for adaptation and validation.
Despite a significant initial reduction in stigma, partial attenuation occurred at three months, highlighting the need for sustained efforts.

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Sood et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46cbf31b076d99fa68a6f https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251370404

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September 21, 2025International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Social Contact Based Intervention for Reduction of Public Stigma Against Persons With Opioid Use Disorder

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Authors

ASArshia Sood AGAbhishek Ghosh SKSoundappan Kathirvel

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Overview

Pre-experimental pilot study shows significant reduction in stigma towards opioid use disorder, indicating high acceptability and cultural feasibility.

Key Points

The social-contact-based intervention led to a significant reduction in stigma scores post-intervention, especially in the Attribution Blame domain.
With a 90% session completion rate, 69.2% of participants consented to join the study, and 90% rated the session as useful.
Utilizing the ADAPT framework and Delphi method, the study involved 14 experts and people with lived experience for adaptation and validation.
Despite a significant initial reduction in stigma, partial attenuation occurred at three months, highlighting the need for sustained efforts.

Cite This Study

Sood et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46cbf31b076d99fa68a6f https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251370404

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