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“He’S Not Marrying My Daughter”: Stigma Against People In Recovery From Substance Use Disorder, Austin Mcneill Brown Feb 2020

“He’S Not Marrying My Daughter”: Stigma Against People In Recovery From Substance Use Disorder, Austin Mcneill Brown

Population Health Research Brief Series

Substance use disorders are among the most stigmatized health conditions in the U.S. This research brief examines how the language we use to describe people with substance use disorders impact how they are perceived and how willing we are to accept them into our social and professional circles.


We Need To Change The Language We Use To Describe Individuals With Substance Use Issues, Austin Mcneill Brown Nov 2019

We Need To Change The Language We Use To Describe Individuals With Substance Use Issues, Austin Mcneill Brown

Population Health Research Brief Series

People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly stigmatized worldwide. This research brief describes the results from several studies on unconscious bias and negative language used to describe individuals with SUDs.