Open AccessSociodemographic Characteristics and the Stigmatization of Prescription Opioid Addiction
Author(s) -
Kimberly Goodyear,
David Chavanne
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000552
Subject(s) - medicine , vignette , medical prescription , addiction , opioid , stigma (botany) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , ethnic group , psychology , social psychology , receptor , sociology , anthropology , pharmacology
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between participants' sociodemographic characteristics and the degree to which they stigmatize people with an opioid addiction.