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Chapter 14 - Final Considerations and Future Directions for Erasing the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2022

By
Patrick W. Corrigan  and
Georg Schomerus
Edited by
Georg Schomerus  and
Patrick William Corrigan
Georg Schomerus
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig
Patrick William Corrigan
Affiliation:
Illinois Institute of Technology
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Summary

Using insights from previous chapters we consider three issues going forward. First, we unpack varied goals of stigma change and corresponding agendas to achieve them. Second, we describe who is the best advocate for stigma change. Third, we reflect how the experience of SUD stigma is colored by national perspectives. We end viewing the status quo, on one hand, with optimism -- SUD stigma is an injustice to be erased – but nonetheless with the sobering realization that bigotry in general (not just SUD but racism, sexism, and homophobia) are stubborn enemies to beat. Still, as in other civil rights movements, we believe that grassroot anti-stigma programs led by people with lived experience are the best approach for change in the near term.

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The Stigma of Substance Use Disorders , pp. 252 - 264
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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