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- The Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- The Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Understanding the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 2 My Experience with the Stigma of Substance Use
- Chapter 3 Substance Use Stigma and Policy
- Chapter 4 Experiences of Stigma and Criminal In/Justice among People Who Use Substances
- Chapter 5 Substance Use Disorders, Stigma, and Ethics
- Chapter 6 Intersectional Stigma in Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 7 International Perspectives on Stigma toward People with Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 8 Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address the Stigma of Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 9 Three Competing Agendas of Addressing Stigma of Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 10 The Benefits of Disclosure
- Chapter 11 The Role of Peers in SUD Stigma Change
- Chapter 12 The Role of Media Reporting for Substance Use Stigma
- Chapter 13 Reducing Substance Use Stigma in Health Care
- Chapter 14 Final Considerations and Future Directions for Erasing the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - International Perspectives on Stigma toward People with Substance Use Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 June 2022
- The Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- The Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Understanding the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 2 My Experience with the Stigma of Substance Use
- Chapter 3 Substance Use Stigma and Policy
- Chapter 4 Experiences of Stigma and Criminal In/Justice among People Who Use Substances
- Chapter 5 Substance Use Disorders, Stigma, and Ethics
- Chapter 6 Intersectional Stigma in Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 7 International Perspectives on Stigma toward People with Substance Use Disorders
- Chapter 8 Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address the Stigma of Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 9 Three Competing Agendas of Addressing Stigma of Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 10 The Benefits of Disclosure
- Chapter 11 The Role of Peers in SUD Stigma Change
- Chapter 12 The Role of Media Reporting for Substance Use Stigma
- Chapter 13 Reducing Substance Use Stigma in Health Care
- Chapter 14 Final Considerations and Future Directions for Erasing the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
- Index
- References
Summary
We reviewed the literature on the stigma toward people with substance use disorders from six exemplary world regions: high-income North America, Latin America, high-income Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, former Soviet Union countries, and South Asia. In all examined regions, levels of stigmatization toward people with substance use disorders are high, with some regional differences in the manifestation of stigma. In South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, social rejection from communities represents a key issue, while lack of treatment access or even treatment denial is more often reported in the Americas. Notably, people with SUD in some former Soviet Union countries are even denied some human rights. Overall, consequences of SUD stigma are more severe for women, ethnic minorities, and economically disadvantaged people. Stigma toward people with substance use disorders may be reduced by structural changes (e.g., legislation amendments, improving treatment access) in the long run.
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- The Stigma of Substance Use Disorders , pp. 107 - 143Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022