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ERIC Number: EJ996483
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1557-1874
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Drug Addiction Stigma in the Context of Methadone Maintenance Therapy: An Investigation into Understudied Sources of Stigma
Earnshaw, Valerie; Smith, Laramie; Copenhaver, Michael
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, v11 n1 p110-122 Feb 2013
Experiences of stigma from others among people with a history of drug addiction are understudied in comparison to the strength of stigma associated with drug addiction. Work that has studied these experiences has primarily focused on stigma experienced from healthcare workers specifically even though stigma is often experienced from other sources as well. Because stigma has important implications for the mental health and recovery efforts of people in treatment, it is critical to better understand these experiences of stigma. Therefore, we characterize drug addiction stigma from multiple sources using qualitative methodology to advance understandings of how drug addiction stigma is experienced among methadone maintenance therapy patients and from whom. Results demonstrate that methadone maintenance therapy patients experience prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination from friends and family, coworkers and employers, healthcare workers, and others. Discussion highlights similarities and differences in stigma experienced from these sources.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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