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Assessing stigma: Health and social worker regard towards working with people using illicit drugs in Athens, Greece - Harm Reduction Journal

Background After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and resulting economic austerity, the rise in illicit drug use engendered an increased need for people who use drugs (PWUD) to access medical care, co...

We found that stigma exists amongst health & social work professionals. Surprisingly, we found that those who've worked with PWUD for ⬆️ time, those w/ specific training on working with PWUD & those who feel they have the necessary training to work with PWUD all demonstrated a higher stigma score.