Stigma
Looking at yourself with a critical eye.
What is Self-Stigma?
Roller-bladding. Riding a bike. Rock climbing. All of these activities use what type of harm reduction intervention.
What is a helmet?
Substance Use versus Substance Abuse are both terms that have been used regarding drug use. In order to be less isolating in our language, which term should be used?
What is Substance Use?
Providing these is not enabling individuals to start using drugs.
What are syringes? (Syringe exchanges)
Narcan reverses this type of overdose.
What is opiates/opoids?
EMS, Police, Fire Departments can use this type of stigma when responding to calls.
What is structural stigma?
Legal in Wisconsin, this type of harm reduction intervention can make sure drugs do not have this substance in them.
What are fentanyl test strips?
Junkie and addict are terms that should be avoided. This makes it seem like something that is easily chosen. How should we now frame substance use.
What is medical illness?
With Milwaukee County being #1, this county, which has a pilot public health vending machine, was the #2 county in Wisconsin to have the most fatal overdoses in 2021.
What is Rock County?
A local podcast that tells the story of 3 men in active recovery.
What is 'Don't Die Wisconsin'?
Self-stigma can be visualized as what object.
What is a mirror?
Marissa and Kris are teaching classes on this harm reduction intervention for Brown County employees.
What is Narcan?
Recovery is not stagnant. Nor one and done. It is this type of recovery.
What is Active Recovery?
This is the ratio of overdoses witnessed.
What is 2/3?
This drug is a non-opioid sedative, not safe for human consumption.
What is Xy
When a person stigmatizes another person on the street that is called what.
What is social stigma?
A little too much fun on a Saturday night could lead to the use of this harm reduction intervention.
What is a designated driver?
Associated with a winter holiday and a positive drug screen is a phrase that needs to be avoided.
What is 'lit up like a Christmas tree"?
Harm reduction is not about abstinence. Rather it is focusing on what type of directional movement.
What is positive (upward) movement?
As public health employees, and being a good human being, it is our _____ duty to be an advocate for those in recovery or seeking recovery.
What is ethical duty?
Social Stigma is the same thing as.
What is Public Stigma?
The newest method of harm reduction interventions includes this type of system that has fentanyl test strips and narcan easily available to the public.
What are public health vending machines?
Someone who seeks help for their medical illness multiple times at the hospital or stumbles should not be called which terms.
What are frequent flyer and non-compliant?
A defibrillator, nor a seat belt, nor fire extinguisher do not _________ heart attacks, car accidents, or fires.
What is enable/cause?
The best way to be helpful in harm reduction is to _____ _____ ______.
What is check your bias?