The Stigma of Addiction An Essential Guide /

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Avery, Jonathan D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Avery, Joseph J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Self-Stigma and Addiction
  • Family, Stigma, and Addiction
  • Relationships, Stigma, and Addiction
  • The Language of Stigma and Addiction
  • Doctors, Stigma, and Addiction
  • The Stigma of Addiction Treatments
  • Race, Stigma, and Addiction
  • The Legal System, Stigma, and Addiction
  • The Stigma of Addiction in the Workplace
  • The Stigma of Addiction in the Media.