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  2. Discrimination against drug addicts - Wikipedia

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    Nutritional status, family support, stigma/discrimination, adherence to medication, and recovery from addiction are also impacted by these socio-demographic factors. [34] Research shows that the majority of people who use drugs transition from the use of non-soluble substances s to substances that can be used intravenously or end up using both ...

  3. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    There’s no single explanation for why addiction treatment is mired in a kind of scientific dark age, why addicts are denied the help that modern medicine can offer. Family doctors tend to see addicts as a nuisance or a liability and don’t want them crowding their waiting rooms. In American culture, self-help runs deep.

  4. Social stigma - Wikipedia

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    Stigma is reduced when Substance Use Disorders are portrayed as treatable conditions. [69] [70] Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has been used effectively to help people to reduce shame associated with cultural stigma around substance use treatment. [71] [72] [73] The use of the drug methamphetamine has been strongly stigmatized.

  5. Stigma (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing the stigma-style-ovary system of the female reproductive organ of a plant. The stigma is fixed to the apex of the style, a narrow upward extension of the ovary. The stigma (pl.: stigmas or stigmata) [1] is the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower.

  6. Addiction group working to beat cultural stigma - AOL

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  7. Opioid use disorder - Wikipedia

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    The stigma surrounding addiction can heavily influence opioid addicts not to seek help. Many people view addiction as a moral failing rather than a medical condition, which can lead to feelings of shame and isolation. This stigma can also affect family members, making it difficult for them to support their loved ones effectively. [176]

  8. Art therapy helps eliminate stigma, create 'threads of ... - AOL

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    Intended to break down the stigma around mental health and highlight the importance of art therapy through the theme "Heartstrings Connecting Threads of Compassion," the event will feature around ...

  9. Drug rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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    An influential cognitive-behavioral approach to addiction recovery and therapy has been Alan Marlatt's (1985) Relapse Prevention approach. [62] Marlatt describes four psycho-social processes relevant to the addiction and relapse processes: self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, attributions of causality, and decision-making processes. Self-efficacy ...