The Drug Addict and the Stigma of Addiction

Dean, James C.; Rud, Faith

doi:10.3109/10826088409061991

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“…The stigmatization may be much more than that for other health conditions for a variety of reasons (Rao et al 2009;Ronzani et al 2009;Schomerus et al 2011). Substance use often co-exists with a range of other stigmatized health conditions (e.g., HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C virus, mental illness), potentially unsafe behaviors (e.g., rash driving), and deplorable social conditions (e.g., poverty, criminality) (Dean & Rud 1984). Also, SUDs are often treated as moral and criminal issues, rather than health concerns.…”

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Stigma Towards Substance use: Comparing Treatment Seeking Alcohol and Opioid Dependent men

Mattoo

Sarkar

Gupta

et al. 2014

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Despite clinically relevant implications, stigma towards substance users remains an understudied area, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to find the extent of stigma towards substance use reported by substance users attending a de-addiction centre in India. Purposive sampling was used to recruit consenting fifty patients each dependent on alcohol and opioid from a tertiary care hospital in north India. Demographic and clinical details were recorded. The Stigma Scale and the Perceived Stigma of substance Abuse Scale (PSAS) were administered to both the groups to assess stigma. Alcohol dependent subjects reported higher stigma than the opioid dependent subjects on the Stigma Scale (t=3.234, p=0.018). Linear regression showed that duration of dependence, being employed and currently abstinent predicted greater stigma experienced as per the Stigma Scale. Presently being employed and higher per-capita income predicted lower perceived stigma towards substance users as per PSAS. Stigma in substance users remains a major clinical concern, minimizing which can help mitigate negative clinical consequences like delayed treatment seeking and reduced treatment compliance.

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Stigma Towards Substance use: Comparing Treatment Seeking Alcohol and Opioid Dependent men

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Sarkar

Gupta

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Participants who were exposed as drug users potentially faced multiple, intersecting stigmas-of drug addiction (Dean and Rud 1984), of HIV (Parker and Aggleton 2003), and of ethnicity (Wilson et al 2007). Drug possession is illegal in both China and Thailand, and drug laws and law enforcement practices have well-documented negative health effects on IDUs (Burris et al 2004;Kerr et al 2005).…”

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Assessing Social Risks Prior to Commencement of a Clinical Trial: Due Diligence or Ethical Inflation?

Burris¹,

Davis²

2009

The American Journal of Bioethics

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Assessing social risks has proven difficult for IRBs. We undertook a novel effort to empirically investigate social risks before an HIV prevention trial among drug users in Thailand and China. The assessment investigated whether law, policies and enforcement strategies would place research subjects at significantly elevated risk of arrest, incarceration, physical harm, breach of confidentiality, or loss of access to health care relative to drug users not participating in the research. The study validated the investigator's concern that drug users were subject to serious social risks in the site localities, but also suggested that participation in research posed little or no marginal increase in risk and might even have a protective effect. Our experience shows that it is feasible to inform IRB deliberations with actual data on social risks, but also raises the question of whether and when such research is an appropriate use of scare research resources.

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“…Substance users are more likely to be stigmatized for their mental health condition as they are often perceived to have some control over their illness (Corrigan et al, 2005;Corrigan, Kuwabara, & O'Shaughnessy, 2009). Substance users are likely to be stigmatized not only for their substance use, but also due to coexisting health conditions like HIV=AIDS, personality characteristics, and indulgence in socially unacceptable behaviors (Dean & Rud, 1984).…”

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How Do Indian Substance Users Perceive Stigma Towards Substance Use Vis-A-Vis Their Family Members?

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Sarkar

Nebhinani

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

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Perceived stigma towards substance use may determine family members' willingness to help in the treatment process of a substance user. This study aimed to compare the perceived stigma towards substance use among Indian substance users and their family members. Fifty dyads each of alcohol- and opioid-dependent men and their family members were recruited through purposive sampling. Perceived stigma was assessed using Perceived Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale (PSAS) in both the dependent men and the family members. PSAS scores of patients and the family members correlated with each other in both the alcohol- and opioid-dependent groups. Being currently employed predicted higher PSAS scores among patients, while being unmarried predicted higher PSAS scores among family members.

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The Drug Addict and the Stigma of Addiction

Cited by 45 publications

References 4 publications

Stigma Towards Substance use: Comparing Treatment Seeking Alcohol and Opioid Dependent men

Stigma Towards Substance use: Comparing Treatment Seeking Alcohol and Opioid Dependent men

Assessing Social Risks Prior to Commencement of a Clinical Trial: Due Diligence or Ethical Inflation?

How Do Indian Substance Users Perceive Stigma Towards Substance Use Vis-A-Vis Their Family Members?

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