Ending addiction stigma

See how stigma affects the opioid epidemic

The Shatterproof Addiction Stigma Index

Shatterproof and The Hartford co-developed the Shatterproof Addiction Stigma Index (SASI) – a first-of-its-kind measurement tool designed to assess attitudes about substance use and people who use substances from the public. Supported by Ipsos alongside Dr. Brea Perry and Dr. Anne Krendl from Indiana University, the SASI also measures the perceptions of those with a SUD, including the degree in which they have internalized this exclusion.

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Other movements have created radical social change.

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We want to do the same with addiction stigma.

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The Shatterproof Addiction Stigma Index

Other movements have created radical social change.

We want to do the same with addiction stigma.

Last year, more than 107,000 lives were lost to overdose.

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