Table 2.
Frequency of occurrence of the types and sources of stigma by each subreddit for the n = 236 posts that contained a stigma-related keyword and described a stigmatizing experience.
| r/OpiatesRecovery n (%) |
r/Methadone n (%) |
r/suboxone n (%) |
Total n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of stigma | ||||
| Condition stigma | 55 (84.6) | 4 (6.1) | 6 (9.2) | 65 (18.7) |
| Intervention stigma | 29 (30.8) | 43 (45.7) | 22 (23.4) | 94 (27.1) |
| Generic stigma | 6 (50.0) | 4 (33.3) | 2 (16.6) | 12 (3.5) |
| Total mentions of types of stigma | 90 | 51 | 30 | 171 (100) |
| Action-oriented stigma (Sources of stigma) | ||||
| Courtesy | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Provider-based | 7 (31.8) | 7 (31.8) | 8 (36.4) | 22 (6.3) |
| Public | 28 (73.7) | 6 (15.8) | 4 (10.5) | 38 (11.0) |
| Self | 9 (90.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 10 (2.9) |
| Structural | 15 (68.2) | 5 (22.7) | 2 (9.1) | 22 (6.3) |
| Not Disclosed | 38 (45.2) | 33 (39.2) | 13 (15.4) | 84 (24.2) |
| Total mentions of sources of stigma | 97 | 51 | 28 | 176 (100) |