Addiction 101

Impact of prejudice and discrimination

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Stigma is a major barrier to recovery. A survey carried out by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA, 2017) found that:

during active addiction, 48.7 per cent of participants experienced stigma or discrimination

82.5 per cent of participants experienced barriers to starting their recovery journeys.


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