MOUD/MAT Stigma
People who use MOUD/MAT¹ confront stigma in different contexts.
KEY:
Justice-Involved Board 
Provider and Payor Board 
Young Adult Board
What prevents MOUD/MAT from being accepted as legitimate recovery in different contexts: in recovery housing; in the justice system (e.g., treatment courts, law enforcement, prison staff); in treatment providers; in social networks?
What policies and strategies have led to increased acceptance of MOUD/MAT in different contexts, and how can that be replicated?
How does stigma around MOUD/MAT impact access to services and long-term outcomes for people using MOUD/MAT who are seeking and/or actively identifying as being in recovery? And how can recovery support services help?
What are the best interventions recovery support services can use to help reduce stigma against MOUD/MAT? Is education alone sufficient?
How well have treatment courts integrated MOUD/MAT into their programs? How does this impact effectiveness? And how can recovery support services within treatment courts help?
Beyond recidivism and abstinence from substance use, what other elements can be considered as benchmarks to evaluate success along the recovery journey?
How can MOUD/MAT and harm reduction be incorporated into measures of success?
¹ MOUD: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder; MAT: Medication Assisted Treatment, also referred to as MAR: Medication Assisted Recovery