The stigma associated with opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths has spread to the treatment that has saved thousands of lives. Treatment experts say the harmful attitude aimed at those addicted to ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

Bias Minimizing Technology Reveals 3 Out of 4 Americans Believe That Society at Large Views Drug and Alcohol Dependent Individuals as Having Moderate, Low, or No Chance of Maintaining Recovery Stigma ...

CHEYENNE — In April, law enforcement, legal and medical professionals from the city and county levels met to address the challenges the community faces regarding drugs and addiction, with a particular ...

Managing addiction and recovery can extend to every corner of a person’s life, including their work or employment. That’s why it’s more important than ever to create recovery-inclusive workplaces that ...

One of the biggest barriers for people to reach out for help with battling substance use disorders is the stigma that comes with admitting you are addicted. Whether it is you that has a substance use ...

A pervasive stigma surrounding drug addiction eased throughout the eight years of the Baker administration, elected officials and recovery organization leaders declared Tuesday in Quincy during a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Seventh Circuit panel ruled over the summer that the Salvation Army’s addiction treatment program, which mandates compulsory unpaid work from its participants, did not violate a ...

People addicted to drugs or alcohol are stigmatized in our society, which can impede their recovery. We cannot readily understand how they are thinking and why they are making the unhealthy choices ...