stigmatisation

Stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders: a qualitative exploration

Scientific article

4 July 2023

This study used qualitative methods to identify stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for SUD and explore the reactions of people with lived experience with SUD to SUD-related imagery. We conducted focus groups and brief semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 individuals in recovery from a range of SUD.

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Together Against Stigma: Evidence and Action

16 November 2022

Bern

Switzerland

November 16, 2022
9:30 to 13:30 EST (Eastern Standard Time)
15.30 to 19.30 CET (Central European Time)

The Stigma Section of the World Psychiatric Association prepared this webinar.

Cultural adaptation of measuring instruments on stigma and mental illness in Mexico City

Scientific article

summary This work is part of a collaborative study involving research teams in Canada and Mexico. The general objective is to describe the process of cultural adaptation and semantic validation of three measuring instruments on stigma and...

Between invisibility and stigma: consumption of psychoactive substances among pregnant and postpartum women at three Argentine general hospitals

Scientific article

21 September 2020

Abstract The problematic consumption of legal and illegal substances in pregnant and postpartum women is a growing socio-sanitary concern that has infrequently been studied from a gender perspective. This article presents the results of a...

What’s in a word? A forum on language, drugs, alcohol and the media

20 October 2020

Onine

Join Adfam, Scottish Families, and the Scottish Recovery Consortium for a conversation about language in the drug + alcohol sector + beyond

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Our Invisible Addicts

Book

20 March 2018

Older adults are often overlooked or even illegally excluded from treatment and support. A recent report found that 75% of residential rehabilitation centres had arbitrary upper age limits and had limited or no disabled access, and follows...

SHAAP/IAS Seminar Series: Women, Alcohol, and Stigma

7 June 2017

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) are co-hosting a four part seminar series to discuss issues relating to women and alcohol.

The second seminar in the series, 'Women, Alcohol, and Stigma' will be held at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh on Friday, 9th June, 2017 between 2-4pm.

Australia: Social Pressures and Alcohol Consumption

Scientific article

12 October 2016

Almost 20% of Australians exceed two alcoholic drinks on average per day. However, the will to cut down or quit drinking can lead to social stigmatisation. A new study published in Drug and Alcohol Review reports that, in many social...