Is There More Stigma About Mental Health Disorders or Addiction?
While things are getting better, there is still stigma about both mental health disorders and addiction. A study in the journal Psychiatric Services assessed whether people had more negative views towards one or the other.[1] Half of participants were given a survey about their beliefs on drug addiction and half about their beliefs on mental […]
How to Break the Stigmas of Addiction
Your friends drink but never develop an addiction. You know people who can casually use marijuana and other drugs but never really seem to develop an addiction to it. You may know that you do have one. You’re afraid to get help, though, because of addiction stigmas. There are numerous stigmas of addiction that can […]