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Stigmatization of people with drug dependence in China: A community-based study in Hunan province

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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
卷 134, 期 -, 页码 285-289

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.10.015

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Stigma; Public attitude; Drug dependence; Social distance; China

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  1. State Key Program of National Natural Science of China [81130020]
  2. National Key Technology R&D Program in the 12th Five-Year Plan of China [2012BAI01B07]
  3. National Key Basic Research and Development Program [2009CB522000]

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Background: Drug abuse remains a serious problem in China, and has become a major threat to public health and social security. Since the issuance and enforcement of the new Anti-Drug law in 2008, the community has become the primary site for drug rehabilitation. However, the attitudes of members in community toward the people with drug use disorders are unclear. Methods: A random sample of household respondents was studied in two communities in Hunan province in China. A total of 848 individuals participated (response rate 83.7%). Respondents initially were asked a set of questions about their knowledge about dug dependence, and then were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 vignette conditions. Three vignettes described different type of drug dependence meeting diagnostic criteria, and the fourth depicted a normal person. Results: Poor knowledge of drug dependence was common. Negative attitudes towards drug dependent people were widespread. Most respondents believed that drug dependence was caused by the person's own weak will (82.0%) and own hedonistic lifestyle (81.3%), and should be punished as illegal behavior (80.4%). The vast majority labeled the person with drug dependence as an addict, rated them as having undesirable characteristics, and expressed a strong desire for social distance. There were few socio-demographic predictors of both poor knowledge and negative attitudes. Conclusions: A community-based rehabilitation program in China should take into account the widespread stigmatization of people with drug dependence. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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