Stigmatization as a barrier in opioid substitution therapy patients

Introduction Goffman defined stigma as an “attribute that is deeply discrediting” and in the last two decades research on this subject grew substantially.Opioids were ranked as the second most common form of illicit drug used worldwide and there is consensus in the literature that opioid substitut...

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Main Authors: M.J. Gonçalves, C. Sereijo, R. André, G. Andrade, R. Saraiva, L. Linhares, I. Chendo, M. Abreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-04-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821021660/type/journal_article