< Return to PAMED Newsroom

Talking About Substance Use Disorder with Care Webinar Available

Last Updated

Oct 10, 2025, 14:52 PM

The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and Penn State’s Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research recently held a webinar titled Rewriting the Story: Talking About Substance Use Disorder With Care. In the webinar presenters share how language can reduce, or reinforce, stigma surrounding substance use disorder and highlight helpful resources to support stigma reduction. You can watch the webinar here. The slides from the webinar are available here.

DDAP and Penn State’s Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research ask that if you watch the webinar, you please take a moment to complete their feedback survey. The survey helps guide the development of future webinars and resources. You can find the survey here.

Load more comments
Login to be able to comment