Opioid use disorder: Beyond Stigma

Jan 11, 2022

Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores these impacts and how we can work together to move beyond stigma.

Watch the video here.

About this video: This animated video was created to explore the impact of stigma on all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. It was created in collaboration with academics, clinicians, and people with lived experience. This video was endorsed and disseminated widely to both national and international audiences.

Production of this video has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada

Beyond Stigma © 2021
by Subject Matter Health Research Lab

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Developed by

Abhimanyu Sud, MD
Jacqueline Myers, BSP
Kirsten Dixon, MD
Kristan Ellis MacDonald, NP
Pamela Sabioni, PhD
Sean Leblanc

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health
Saskatchewan Health Authority
RX Files
Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Wagmatcook First Nation
Nova Scotia Health
DUAL

Funded by

Health Canada

Endorsed by

Pain BC
British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
Canadian Mental Health Association
Project Echo
Community Addictions Peer Support Association

Credits and Cast

Animation and Direction: Lily Fang
Sound and Music: Oliver Lewis
ER Doctor: Denise Halfyard
Methadone Doctor: Mark Lee
Primary Care Doctor: Akosua Agyeman