Tag: stigma
“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 ...
Watch: Stigma Hampers Recruitment for Nicotine Research
Dr. Paul Newhouse has been studying nicotine for three decades, but it’s only in ...
“We’ll Find Ways”: TX Harm Reduction Alliance Navigates Eviction Threat
The Texas Harm Reduction Alliance (THRA) is fighting on after its landlord threatened it ...
Dose Makes the Poison: The “Chemicals” Smear Against Vaping
In 1997, a shocking headline in the Washington Post proclaimed, “DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE: UNRECOGNIZED KILLER.” ...
Why I Won’t Celebrate National Recovery Month
It’s National Recovery Month. But I won’t be evangelizing about my recovery, taking the ...
