STATE REVEALS POSITIVE Impacts of STIGMA REDUCTION CAMPAIGN​​ 

Unshame CA Siv Cov Dab Neeg ntawm Tus Kheej los Tsav Kev Hloov Pauv Hloov Hauv Kev Ntseeg thiab Kev Cuam Tshuam Rau Kev Txhaum Cai ​​ 

SACRAMENTO — Nearly a year into a public health awareness campaign aimed at breaking down the stigma of addiction and increasing awareness of treatment accessibility among Californians, evaluation data show that people are more likely to change their views on addiction after seeing and engaging with compassionate, community-driven stories of individuals impacted by substance use disorders (SUD).​​  

Lub phiaj xwm - Unshame CA - yog kev koom tes ntawm California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) thiab Shatterproof los tsim kom muaj kev nkag siab txog thiab ua kom SUD zoo li ib qho mob uas kho tau. Txoj kev sib tw no siv txoj kev kho mob pej xeem uas muaj pov thawj los siv kev tshaj xov xwm hauv zej zog rau kev kawm thiab kev ncav tes thiab txuas cov neeg California nrog cov neeg uas muaj kev paub dhau los. DHCS thiab Shatterproof tau tsim Unshame CA thaum lub Tsib Hlis 2023. ​​ 

“As Californians adjust to the current landscape of substance use, stigma remains a key barrier in prevention, intervention, and treatment,” said State Medicaid Director Tyler Sadwith. “While the opioid epidemic has deeply impacted the State of California, the state is making gains in breaking down the stigma of addiction and increasing awareness of treatment accessibility.” ​​  

"Kev ntxub ntxaug ua rau ntau tus neeg tsis tuaj yeem nrhiav kev kho mob, tsim kev sib cais hauv zej zog, thiab tiv thaiv kev siv cov tshuaj cawm siav," Courtney McKeon, Tus Lwm Thawj Coj Qib Siab rau Shatterproof National Stigma Initiative tau hais. "Lub phiaj xwm Unshame CA yog qhia los ntawm cov tswv cuab hauv zej zog." Los ntawm lawv cov dab neeg, qhov kev sib tw no siv zog los txhawb kev cia siab thiab kev khuv leej, tshem tawm cov teeb meem rau kev saib xyuas, thiab txo cov neeg tuag uas tiv thaiv tau vim kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv.​​ 

COV TXiaj Ntsig ntawm Kev Sib Tw: Tsuas yog hauv ib xyoos xwb, Unshame CA tau ua pov thawj tias nws ncav cuag tau ntau heev, nrog rau yuav luag 11 feem pua ntawm cov neeg laus hauv California - ntau dua 3 lab tus tib neeg - tau tshaj tawm txog kev sib tw hauv nws thawj xyoo. Ntawm cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm kev ntsuam xyuas phiaj xwm:​​ 

• Kev paub txog qhov kev sib tw tau cuam tshuam nrog kev ua phem rau pej xeem tsawg dua li cov tsis paub txog kev sib tw.​​  
• 55.2 feem pua ntawm cov neeg nyob hauv California tau ntsib Unshame CA tau txaus siab txav mus rau lwm qhov ntawm ib tus neeg uas muaj kev tsis haum tshuaj opioid (OUD) piv rau 37.1 feem pua ntawm cov neeg California uas tsis tau pom dua.​​   
• Ib yam li ntawd, 69 feem pua ntawm cov neeg California tau tshaj tawm cov phiaj xwm tau txaus siab ntiav ib tus neeg nrog OUD los ua haujlwm rau lawv, piv rau 43.5 feem pua ntawm cov neeg California uas tsis tau pom dua. ​​  

Unshame CA tau ua tiav zoo hauv kev ncav cuag cov zej zog hais lus Mev hauv California. Nrog kev xav txog cov pej xeem ntawm California uas muaj ntau haiv neeg thiab ntau hom lus sib txawv, Unshame CA tau tsim cov ntsiab lus ntawm kev sib tw kom ncav cuag ntau pua txhiab tus neeg California uas hais lus Mev. Hauv kev ntsuam xyuas cov neeg siv xov xwm hais lus Mev:​​ 

• 64.9 feem pua ntawm cov uas tau nthuav tawm rau qhov kev sib tw yuav txaus siab kom muaj ib tus neeg nrog OUD ua phooj ywg zoo piv rau 49.8 feem pua ntawm cov tsis tau nthuav tawm.​​  
• 42.7 feem pua ntawm cov neeg siv lus Mev uas tau tshaj tawm cov phiaj xwm tau tshaj tawm tias lawv paub qhov twg yuav tau txais naloxone (feem ntau paub los ntawm lub npe nrov Narcan), piv rau 25.5 feem pua ntawm cov neeg tsis pom. ​​  

Zuag qhia tag nrho, Unshame CA cuam tshuam nrog qib qis dua ntawm kev ntxub ntxaug pej xeem - tshwj xeeb, kev sib nrug deb (ob qho tib si hauv tsev thiab chaw ua haujlwm) ntawm tus neeg uas muaj OUD, kev xav thiab kev ntseeg, lossis kev txaus siab los sib tham nrog tus neeg uas muaj OUD. Cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm Unshame CA phiaj xwm kuj tseem ceeb heev rau kev nce qib kev kawm, kev paub, thiab kev nkag mus rau kev kho mob thiab kev txo qis kev ua phem hauv cov zej zog hauv zos.​​ 

Cov neeg uas tau koom nrog txoj kev sib tw no muaj kev ntseeg siab ntau dua tias lawv tuaj yeem nrhiav kev kho mob rau OUD, paub qhov twg yuav nrhiav tau thiab yuav siv naloxone li cas yog tias noj tshuaj ntau dhau, thiab txaus siab kom muaj cov chaw noj tshuaj thiab chaw kho mob uas muaj kev nyab xeeb muab tshuaj rau kev kho mob OUD hauv lawv cov zej zog. Ntau tshaj 36 feem pua ntawm cov neeg teb rau kev sib tw tau qhia tias lawv paub yuav ua li cas muab naloxone piv rau 20.3 feem pua ntawm cov neeg teb uas tsis tau raug tshuaj. Thaum kawg, 63.4 feem pua ntawm cov neeg California uas raug kev tawm tsam txaus siab muaj ib lub tsev kho mob muab tshuaj rau OUD hauv lawv zej zog piv rau 43.3 feem pua ntawm cov neeg California uas tsis tau raug kev tawm tsam. ​​  

Ib tug neeg teb tau hais tias qhov kev sib tw no tau txhawb kom lawv rov zoo vim nws qhia txog lub siab ntawm tib neeg lub zog thiab pab lawv pom lawv lub hom phiaj ntawm kev pab lwm tus uas tseem ntsib teeb meem thiab kev ntxub ntxaug.​​ 

TXOG LUB PHAJ HAUJ LWM: Unshame CA teeb tsa nws tus kheej sib txawv ntawm lwm cov phiaj xwm los ntawm kev nyob hauv thiab tsav los ntawm cov zej zog. Los ntawm kev sib koom ua ke ntawm kev kawm thiab kev sib cuag, txoj kev sib tw no siv cov lus tshaj tawm hauv xov xwm los kho cov ntaub ntawv tsis tseeb txog SUD, tawm tsam qhov tsis muaj kev paub, thiab tsim kev sib txuas lus rau cov neeg uas muaj SUD. Txoj kev qhia tshwj xeeb no ua kom ntseeg tau tias txoj kev sib tw no nrov thoob plaws lub xeev.​​ 

DAB TSI TOM NTEJ: Tam sim no nyob rau hauv nws lub xyoo thib ob, lub hom phiaj yog kom ncav cuag ntau tus neeg California nrog kev tsom mus rau kev txo qis kev ntxub ntxaug thiab kev ntxub ntxaug ib txwm muaj nrog rau kev nthuav dav cov ntsiab lus los daws qhov kev ntxub ntxaug tawm tsam Tshuaj Kho Mob Rau Kev Quav Tshuaj (MAT). Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, txoj kev sib tw no yuav ua haujlwm los txhawb kev sib raug zoo nrog cov koom haum hauv zej zog kom ntseeg tau tias muaj kev teeb tsa cov cuab yeej thiab cov peev txheej kom txo tau kev puas tsuaj kom ncav cuag ntau tus neeg.​​ 

Join #TogetherToEndStigma by following @UnshameCA on Facebook and Instagram or visiting UnshameCA.org. ​​  

DAIM DUAB LOJ: Tus Thawj Kav Xeev Newsom tau tshaj tawm Txoj Kev Npaj Tseem Ceeb rau Kev daws teeb meem Fentanyl thiab Opioid, uas yog ib daim ntawv qhia txog kev daws teeb meem opioids thiab fentanyl. Tsis ntev los no, Tus Thawj Kav Xeev Newsom tau tsim Opioids.ca.gov, ib qho chaw pabcuam rau cov neeg California nrhiav cov peev txheej txog kev tiv thaiv thiab kev kho mob.​​ 

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