Look at the common image of drug addiction in the popular media for the last fifty years, and you can see what has formed most peoples’ idea of what a drug addict is. From shrieking alcoholics to wasted, washed-out heroin addicts, addiction is portrayed as a weakness of character that the individual should “just stop using,” pull himself up by the bootstraps, and get well.
Research over the last few decades has slowly begun to reveal the facts behind addiction, and in recent years a few movies and television shows have shown addicts and alcoholics in a more sympathetic light.
Still, many sufferers feel the need to hide their addiction, even to the point of avoiding getting the help they need. Only mental health issues have been treated in a way remotely similar.
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At the same time that huge advances in the treatment of such diseases as cancer have brought more knowledge and sympathy to the public – to the point that charities and telethons are very successful – drug addiction and substance abuse are treated with indignity and shame.
As professionals in the field of addiction treatment, we are outraged at the way society has stigmatized our clients. Such stigmatization itself should be treated with disdain and impatience.
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