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Avery, Jonathan; Avery, Joseph J.

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“…According to Goffman [ 24 ], stigma occurs in a social context where a person is understood by others to have undesired differentness, leading to “othering” and a sense of self deemed as abnormal, deviant, flawed, or spoiled. Link and Phelan [ 25 ] extend Goffman’s classic definition, suggesting that stigma is amplified by power dynamics, which as Avery and Avery [ 26 ] suggest, affect perceived and enacted discrimination across different life domains, including the workplace [ 27 ].…”

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“…Avery and Avery [ 26 ] (p. 2) define addiction stigma as “negative attitudes towards those suffering from substance use disorders that one, arise on account of the substance use disorder itself, and two, are likely to impact physical, psychological, social, or professional well being.” The public stigma of addiction can be attributed to common stereotypes, including dangerousness, criminality, sin, incompetence, hopelessness, no job potential, in denial, weak in character, and sick [ 9 ].…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Addiction Disclosure and Stigma among Faculty Members in a Canadian University Context

Burns

Walsh

Smith

2021

IJERPH

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Addiction is one of the most stigmatized public health issues, which serves to silence individuals who need help. Despite emerging global interest in workplace mental health and addiction, scholarship examining addiction among university faculty members (FMs) is lacking, particularly in a Canadian context. Using a Communication Privacy Management (CPM) framework and semi-structured interviews with key informants (deans and campus mental health professionals), this qualitative study aimed to answer the following research questions: (1) What is the experience of key informants who encounter FM addiction? (2) How may addiction stigma affect FM disclosure and help-seeking? and (3) What may help reduce addiction stigma for FMs? Thematic analysis was used to identify three main themes: (1) Disclosure was rare, and most often involved alcohol; (2) Addiction stigma and non-disclosure were reported to be affected by university alcohol and productivity cultures, faculty type, and gender; (3) Reducing addiction stigma may involve peer support, vulnerable leadership (e.g., openly sharing addiction-recovery stories), and non-discriminatory protective policies. This study offers novel insights into how addiction stigma may operate for FMs in relation to university-specific norms (e.g., drinking and productivity culture), and outlines some recommendations for creating more recovery-friendly campuses.

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A Qualitative Exploration of Addiction Disclosure and Stigma among Faculty Members in a Canadian University Context

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Walsh

Smith

2021

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“…Like, that was the last time I went back for a prescription, like, um, now it’s not to say though that, like, I’m not addicted to things anymore. Like, I, I realize that I have an addictive personality, and I take everything to extremes, whether it’s exercising or eating or working ( February 2019 ).To be sure, the term addictive personality speaks to an increasing popularity of addiction “as an explanation for a great variety of difficulties” (Reinarman & Granfield, 2014, p. 1); it also removes social drivers for addictive behaviors (Avery & Avery, 2019). Nevertheless, the idea of having an addictive personality felt insightful, as a way to identify my relationship with drugs without necessarily relying on labels like alcoholic or addict.…”

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Figuring Things Out: Contemplating Drug Addiction and Disclosure In and Out of the Field

Revier

2022

Contemporary Drug Problems

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From 2017 to 2019, I conducted fieldwork on the opioid crisis in upstate New York. As part of my research, I interviewed people who use/d opioids. Interviewees discussed their beginning use, escalating use, and, for many, eventual sobriety. Throughout research, I reflected on my own drug consumption and attempts at moderation and abstinence—mostly regarding my heavy use of alcohol. I tracked my reflections in a field diary, writing over 200 entries. Yet, like many ethnographers, I extracted the notes out of my final research write-up. In part, my lack of disclosure was perhaps due to my being in what James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente refer to as the contemplation stage of change: I was unsure how to identify myself as a person who uses/struggles with drugs and alcohol, and I was not ready to commit to long-term sobriety. Whether I disclosed or not, such contemplation did affect my fieldwork: it shaped my motivation to pursue drug research and advocacy; my relationships and interactions with participants; and ways I navigated harm reduction and sober support spaces. After over 2 years of being out of the field (and now in a state of long-term sobriety), I revisit my field diary through autoethnographic exploration. In doing so, I place contemplation within the growing conversation on reflexivity and disclosure in critical drug studies.

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“…Stigma is an “attribute that is deeply discrediting” and “reduces the bearer from a whole and usual person to a tainted, discounted one” (Goffman, 1963, as cited in Avery & Avery, 2019, p. 2). Addiction stigma refers to “negative attitudes toward those suffering from substance use disorders that, one, arise on account of the substance use disorder itself, and two are likely to impact physical, psychological, social, or professional well-being” (Avery & Avery, 2019, p. 2).…”

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“…Media that frames the causes of health issues can increase stigma by attributing personal responsibility for the problem, like morality or individual choice. On the other hand, attributing the problem to factors outside of an individual’s control like neurobiology can help decrease stigma (Avery & Avery, 2019, pp. 202–206).…”

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Midwives Uniquely Suited to Deliver Woman-Centered Care and Decrease Stigma for Women With Substance Use Disorders

Shogren

2020

Can J Nurs Res

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Midwives are being called to serve a growing population of vulnerable women, those with substance use disorders (SUDs). Increasing numbers of women across the lifespan are being diagnosed with SUDs. In addition, women with SUDs are experiencing very unique and distinct differences in stigma related to their substance use. This stigma is coming from varied sources and through many different forms including mislabeling, misinformation, the media, and a devalued maternal/child relationship. Mothers frequently experience different types of adverse health encounters during the perinatal and postpartum period that also contribute to stigma. Midwives are positioned to provide woman-centered care in a variety of practice settings as integral members of interprofessional teams. Midwives can decrease the stigma women with SUDs are experiencing while improving the health of women, mothers, and families worldwide.

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Introduction

Cited by 10 publications

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A Qualitative Exploration of Addiction Disclosure and Stigma among Faculty Members in a Canadian University Context

A Qualitative Exploration of Addiction Disclosure and Stigma among Faculty Members in a Canadian University Context

Figuring Things Out: Contemplating Drug Addiction and Disclosure In and Out of the Field

Midwives Uniquely Suited to Deliver Woman-Centered Care and Decrease Stigma for Women With Substance Use Disorders

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