Strategies used by people who inject drugs to avoid stigma in healthcare settings

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 198; pp. 80 - 86
• Main Authors: Biancarelli, Dea L., Biello, Katie B., Childs, Ellen, Drainoni, M., Salhaney, Peter, Edeza, Alberto, Mimiaga, Matthew J, Saitz, Richard, Bazzi, Angela R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.05.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Addiction; Addictions; Adult; Dehumanization; Drug abuse; Drug use; Drug Users - psychology; Female; Health care; Health Personnel - psychology; Health risks; Health services; Health services utilization; Heroin; HIV; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Infections - psychology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Injection; Injection drug use; Male; Middle Aged; Narcotics; New England; Non-profit organizations; Organizations; Pain; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Patient acceptance of healthcare; Preventive medicine; Risk behavior; Risk taking; Social Stigma; Stigma; Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology; Utilization; Young Adult; New England; Social stigma; Patient acceptance of healthcare; Injection drug use; Addiction; Non-profit organizations

•People who inject drugs frequently experience stigma in healthcare settings.•People who inject drugs internalize, reject, and react to external stigma.•When accessing care, people who inject drugs modify their behavior to avoid stigma.•Community based organizations are preferred over large healthca...