Understanding and overcoming the stigma of substance use disorders

Georg Schomerus; Alexandra Bauch; Bernice Elger; Sara Evans-Lacko; Ulrich Frischknecht; Harald Klingemann; Ludwig Kraus; Regina Kostrzewa; Jakob Rheinländer; Christina Rummel; Wiebke Schneider; Sven Speerforck; Susanne Stolzenburg; Elke Sylvester; Michael Tremmel; Irmgard Vogt; Laura Williamson; Annemarie Heberlein; Hans Jurgen Rumpf

doi:10.1024/0939-5911/a000501

Understanding and overcoming the stigma of substance use disorders

Translated title of the contribution: Das Stigma von Suchterkrankungen verstehen und uberwinden

Georg Schomerus, Alexandra Bauch, Bernice Elger, Sara Evans-Lacko, Ulrich Frischknecht, Harald Klingemann, Ludwig Kraus, Regina Kostrzewa, Jakob Rheinländer, Christina Rummel, Wiebke Schneider, Sven Speerforck, Susanne Stolzenburg, Elke Sylvester, Michael Tremmel, Irmgard Vogt, Laura Williamson, Annemarie Heberlein, Hans Jurgen Rumpf

Biobehavioral Health

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Abstract

Stigma does harm to individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), and it increases the burden of SUDs. It presents a barrier to help seeking, results in lower treatment quality and increases social and health related consequences of SUDs. This applies to both the individual, societal and economic consequences of substance use. Moreover, stigmatizing persons with addictions is an ethical problem, since it discriminates against a certain group and infringes on their human dignity. Dealing with substance use disorders without stigma is possible. Eliminating the stigma of SUDs means fi nding better ways to deal with SUDs and to make these ways available to everyone. Instead of devaluing, marginalizing and disciplining persons with SUD, empowerment and appreciation need to be at the core of dealing with SUD in prevention, treatment and every day life.

Translated title of the contribution	Das Stigma von Suchterkrankungen verstehen und uberwinden
Original language	German
Pages (from-to)	253-259
Number of pages	7
Journal	Sucht
Volume	63
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000501
State	Published - Nov 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Schomerus, G., Bauch, A., Elger, B., Evans-Lacko, S., Frischknecht, U., Klingemann, H., Kraus, L., Kostrzewa, R., Rheinländer, J., Rummel, C., Schneider, W., Speerforck, S., Stolzenburg, S., Sylvester, E., Tremmel, M., Vogt, I., Williamson, L., Heberlein, A., & Rumpf, H. J. (2017). Understanding and overcoming the stigma of substance use disorders. Sucht, 63(5), 253-259. https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000501

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