Why 'Substance Abuse' Is a Label We Should All Reject

Why 'Substance Abuse' Is a Label We Should All Reject
However, they make a difference in how issues are framed and therefore what solutions are proposed. Frame addiction as “substance abuse” and it is easy to see why it should be a crime, but call it “substance use disorder” and it sounds like something …
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My mother, the drug addict
When she came clean to me that night about her drug abuse, she didn't apologize or show any sorrow over her vicious mood swings, of which I was the sole witness and scapegoat. Instead, she disavowed the junkie she was as though it were a separate …
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