Death by suicide and opioid overdose has been associated with negative stigmatization. It is important to investigate whether a suicide death and a fatal opioid overdose share similar stigmatized reactions and how attitudes shape the public willingness to intervene in prevention and treatment efforts. Respondents were recruited for an online survey through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to either respond to questions about suicide or opioid overdose death. Measurements included respondents’ attitudes toward suicide and opioid overdose decedents and their willingness to intervene. Results revealed that respondents were significantly more willing to intervene in a hypothetical case of a person at risk for suicide. There was greater stigmatization of individuals who died by opioid overdose compared to suicide. Considering that there remains little information about the complexities of stigma toward suicide and overdose, learning more about attitudes toward overdose deaths can also help us better understand how to change attitudes about individuals with substance use disorder.

自杀和阿片类药物过量导致的死亡与负面污名化相关。重要的是要调查自杀死亡和致命的阿片类药物过量使用是否有类似的污名化反应，以及态度如何塑造公众干预干预的意愿。通过便利性抽样招募受访者进行在线调查，并随机分配他们回答有关自杀或阿片类药物过量死亡的问题。测量包括受访者对自杀和阿片类药物过量后遗症的态度以及他们的干预意愿。结果显示，受访者更愿意干预一个有自杀风险的假想案例。与自杀相比，因阿片类药物过量死亡的人受到更大的耻辱。