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Client VS Culture: Addiction Treatment Only Works if We Do [caption id="attachment_22701" align="aligncenter" width="438"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben As a recovered alcoholic and drug addict it is a truly gratifying experience to work... Learn More

Why Offensive Stigma on Store Signs Sparks Outrage in Ohio Author: Justin Mckibben As much as I love where I come from, Columbus, Ohio has been through a lot recently. Ohio in general has seen some of the worst addiction and overdose rates in its history, and the state was... Learn More

Philippine Drug War: Stigmatic Murder? Author: Justin Mckibben The War on Drugs in America has definitely proven to have been extremely counter-productive to actually saving the lives of Americans and improving the state of the nation concerning addiction, overdose death and other effects caused by... Learn More

May Is National Mental Health Month [caption id="attachment_19713" align="aligncenter" width="444"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Since back in 1949, Mental Health America and other affiliate organizations all over America have... Learn More

Stigma VS Fact: Supervised Injection Facilities Author: Justin Mckibben I know what you're thinking... but just set aside that thought for a second. Many of us know the flaws of contempt prior to investigation. So I ask of you to consider the following, and do some... Learn More

Trump Shows Stigma in Comments on Drug Related Prisoners Released Author: Justin Mckibben The most controversial presidential candidate in the running for the 2016 elections is at it again. Mr. Donald Trump attempts to touch on the drug issues in America with an attack on President Obama’s decision to release... Learn More

Massachusetts Leads Media Campaign to Reduce Stigma of Addiction Author: Shernide Delva Just last week, Massachusetts kicked off a five week campaign to combat the stigma of addiction. The campaign was launched in order to educate the public about addiction and the harms of stigmatizing behaviors. Unfortunately, the stigma... Learn More

Should Convicted Drug Dealers Be Denied Welfare Forever? [caption id="attachment_17008" align="aligncenter" width="429"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Drug dealing is not as glorified or malicious as it often seems made out to... Learn More

How Writing For Recovery Changed Me [caption id="attachment_16961" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Photo of Author[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben For a little over a year now I've been writing for a publication in the field of recovery from substance abuse, and I've been given the awesome opportunity to touch... Learn More

LGBT Community at High Risk of Eating Disorders Author: Justin Mckibben The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community is not without its own history of facing conflict and adversity, as the civil rights of these individuals are often debated and questioned, and certain people in the LGBT community... Learn More

The Stigma of Suicide on the College Campus Author: Justin Mckibben I have written about stigma in many contexts, but regardless of the forum stigma is always one of the worst elements of any illness as it is based only on presumptions and prejudices instead of facts and... Learn More

Shatterproof: Rappelling Buildings to Raise Awareness [caption id="attachment_16489" align="aligncenter" width="449"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Some people believe you have to reach for the roof if you want to raise... Learn More

Client VS Culture: Addiction Treatment Only Works if We Do

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