The Stigma of Drug Addiction: “I Felt Inadequate, Inferior, Ashamed”

The stigma of drug addiction: “I felt inadequate, inferior, ashamed”

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In 2010, a survey by the UK Drug Policy Commission found that 22 per cent of people think that drug addicts don't deserve sympathy, and that one in four think that most people wouldn't become addicted in they had good parents. Last week, Sue helped …
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White Bear Township mom shares her story of addiction

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

But DeGree, who is attending Metropolitan State University to become a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, said talking about addiction "in an honest way … helps to break the stigma of it." … But in 2009 and 2010, DeGree didn't look good. "I …
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