8.9 Required Course Materials

In addition to the videos and reading links embedded into the chapter, you are required to complete the following course material:

Canadian Centre on Substance Use & Addiction (CCSA). (2019). Overcoming stigma through language: A primer. https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-09/CCSA-Language-and-Stigma-in-Substance-Use-Addiction-Guide-2019-en.pdf (Read Pages 4-11).

McGinty, E. & Barry, C. (April 2, 2020). Stigma reduction to combat the addiction crisis – Developing an evidence base. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(14), 1291-1292. https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2000227?articleTools=true

Transform Drug Policy Foundation. (June 1, 2015). Count the costs: Promoting stigma & discrimination. https://transformdrugs.org/assets/files/PDFs/count-the-costs-stigma.pdf