I almost died of a misinformation overdose watching President Obama and rapper Macklemore talk about addiction yesterday. Luckily though, I had some Narcan-for-myths handy: the knowledge I gained from studying drugs and addiction for over a decade now. President Obama’s Weekly Address was filled with misinformation. I counted 21 false statements in all. In fact the myths only… Continue reading 21 Things Obama and Macklemore got wrong about addiction
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The Never-Ending Stigma Battle
The public has embraced the disease model of addiction, but stigma hasn’t changed much. The disease model itself may be to blame for the current levels of stigma towards addicts.