Making video games can help support addiction recovery

Game jams are powerful spaces for galvanizing creativity in disenfranchised communities. (Shutterstock)

The opioid epidemic is driven by more than the sale of illicit drugs, increased opioid prescribing and the pandemic.

Stigma fills the lives of many people living with opioid addiction, exacerbating hopelessness, loss of dignity and shame. There is a broad misconception that opioid dependence is a personal moral failing, but many people misuse opioids to manage pain.