5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Stigmatizing language on transplant websites may deter patients with alcohol use disorder from seeking medical care.

• 2

  A study examined the language on 114 U.S. liver transplant center websites and 104 addiction psychiatry services.

• 3

  71.9% of liver transplant centers described alcohol use disorder, while 37.5% of addiction psychiatry services did.

• 4

  87.8% of liver transplant center websites and 46.2% of addiction psychiatry service websites included stigmatizing language.

• 5

  The findings indicate inconsistencies in the use of nonstigmatizing language across liver transplant centers and addiction services.