Tag: stigma
EU Call to Ban Public Vaping Could Increase Smoking, Advocates Say
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is calling for member ...
Obituaries Experiment Highlights Stigma Against Overdose Victims
Stigma is a powerful force working against the health and safety of people who ...
Child Drug Exposure Cases, and the Vilification of Parents Who Use Drugs
The woman, flanked by detectives in the video, hangs her head as they cuff ...
A Mother’s Day Dream, After Losing My Daughter to Fentanyl Overdose
Ordinarily, my wish for Mother’s Day would be to spend a bit of time ...
“Cannamoms” Find Community Can Overcome Stigma
Almost nobody in Ashley’s* life knows that she uses cannabis to help cope with ...
UK Medical Cannabis Access Beset With Social and Systemic Barriers
While a number of countries have been taking recent steps toward legalizing cannabis, the ...
Organ Transplants: Why People Who Use Drugs Rarely Get Them
The perception is widespread: If you have a history of drug use, your chances ...
“Fentanyl Poisoning” Narrative Imposes a Hierarchy of Grief
In November, the Kansas City Star reported: “To those in our area who have ...
Is It Time to Abandon the Term “Smoker”?
Words matter, particularly when they’re entwined with issues of identity. Labels have the capacity ...
Hospital Addiction Consult Teams Seek to Fight Stigma, Meet Needs
As people continue to suffer with the many preventable side effects of not having ...
