SAj Blast From The Past: Confronting Inadvertent Stigma and Pejorative Language in Addiction Scholarship: A Recognition and Response

The SAj Blast From The Past will take past SAj articles and highlight them here on our blog! It could be an article from 6 months ago or 20 years ago! Check out how addiction health services research has changed over the years.

Confronting Inadvertent Stigma and Pejorative Language in Addiction Scholarship: A Recognition and Response

Lauren M. Broyles, PhD, RN, Ingrid A. Binswanger, MD, MPH, Jennifer A. Jenkins, MPH, Deborah S. Finnell, DNS, PMHNP, Babalola Faseru, MD, MPH, Alan Cavaiola, PhD, Marianne Pugatch, MSW & Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH

Vol. 35 Iss. 3 (2014)

Appropriate use of language in the field of addiction is important. Inappropriate use of language can negatively impact the way society perceives substance use and the people who are affected by it. Language frames what the public thinks about substance use and recovery, and it can also affect how individuals think about themselves and their own ability to change.