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STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Resource Category: Mental Health, Opioid Crisis

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Drug use carries with it a lot of stigmas and one of the ways to work on reducing this stigma is person-centered language. This document lists words to avoid and suggestions of what to say instead.

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