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Substance use & chronic pain

Video series

Overview

This video series explores the connection between substance use, chronic pain, stigma, and shame. It explains key concepts, outlines risks, highlights how substance use affects health and pain, and offers strategies to reduce stigma and support well-being.

Videos

Length of session: range from 8 to 36 minutes videos (2 hours total)
Developed and delivered by: Alberta Virtual Pain Program

Current as of: February 20, 2026
Author: Alberta Virtual Pain Program, Primary Care Alberta
Our work takes place on historical and contemporary Indigenous lands, including the territories of Treaty 6, Treaty 7 & Treaty 8 and the homeland of the Métis Nation of Alberta and 8 Métis Settlements. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous communities that have been forged in urban centres across Alberta.