The Stigma of Addiction: An Essential Guide

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This book explores the stigma of addiction and discusses ways to improve negative attitudes for better health outcomes. Written by experts in the field of addiction, the text takes a reader-friendly approach to the essentials of addiction stigma across settings and demographics. The authors reveal the challenges patients face in the spaces that should be the safest, including the home, the workplace, the justice system, and even the clinical community. The text aims to deliver tools to professionals who work with individuals with substance use disorders and lay persons seeking to combat stigma and promote recovery. The Stigma of Addiction is an excellent resource for psychiatrists, addiction medicine specialists, students across specialties, researchers, public health officials, and individuals with substance use disorders and their families. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction (Jonathan D. Avery, Joseph J. Avery)....Pages 1-4 Self-Stigma and Addiction (Steve Matthews)....Pages 5-32 “Bad Parents,” “Codependents,” and Other Stigmatizing Myths About Substance Use Disorder in the Family (Carrie Wilkens, Jeffrey Foote)....Pages 33-53 The Stigma of Addiction in Romantic Relationships (Lindsey M. Rodriguez, Lauren Prestwood)....Pages 55-69 The Language of Stigma and Addiction (Sarah E. Wakeman)....Pages 71-80 The Stigma of Addiction in the Medical Community (Jonathan D. Avery)....Pages 81-92 Stigma and Addiction Treatment (Linda Richter, Lindsey Vuolo, Mithra S. Salmassi)....Pages 93-130 Race, Stigma, and Addiction (Sonia Mendoza, Alexandrea E. Hatcher, Helena Hansen)....Pages 131-152 Addiction Stigma in the US Legal System (Joseph J. Avery)....Pages 153-166 The Stigma of Addiction in the Workplace (Ann Roche, Victoria Kostadinov, Ken Pidd)....Pages 167-199 Stigma of Addiction in the Media (Emma E. McGinty, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Colleen L. Barry)....Pages 201-214 Back Matter ....Pages 215-220