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Stigma: How It Affects the Substance Use Disorder Patient

This is an academic paper that provides commentary on the impact of stigma on a person with substance use disorder (SUD), with a specific focus on how stigmatizing language sustains stigma. Stigma is associated with detrimental effects on treatment outcomes, health care providers, treatments, research, policies, and society as a whole.

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Peer-reviewed Article
Stigma: how it affects the substance use disorder patient
Citation

Zwick, J., Appleseth, H., Arndt, S. (2020). Stigma: how it affects the substance use disorder patient. Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 15(1), 50.