What Stigma Is Associated with Addiction Medication Treatments for Drug

question 2

Multiple Choice

What stigma is associated with addiction medication treatments for drug addiction such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone?

• A) Drug users are embarrassed to transition away from the substance of their addiction that is also used by their peers.
• B) Many argue that treating addiction with medications is simply replacing reliance on one drug with another.
• C) These drugs are not shown to be effective and could in fact do more harm than good.
• D) This feels like the easy way out for many addicts and most feel they need to earn their sobriety "the hard way."

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