Why Words Matter When Treating Substance Use Disorder
Sometimes, society has trouble catching up with what science teaches us. For example, addiction science. Decades of research have proven that addiction is a medical disorder that affects the brain, not a moral failing. But centuries’ worth of stigma remains. Only 13% of people struggling with opioid use disorder will seek treatment. Part of the problem is that the stigma is encoded within the language we use to describe addiction and its effects, with […]
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