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Substance Use Stigma and Community Drug Checking: A Qualitative Study Examining Barriers and Possible Responses.

Samantha DavisBruce WallaceThea Van RoodeDennis K Hore
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Criminalization and societal views on substance use can deter service use. Strategies to mitigate stigma include employment of people with lived and living experience from diverse backgrounds; public yet private locations that preserve anonymity; and normalization of drug checking while decriminalization could address the root causes of stigma.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • healthcare
  • hiv aids
  • social support
  • adverse drug
  • health insurance
  • drug induced
  • emergency department
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • electronic health record
  • hiv infected