Words carry a tremendous amount of power. They can be positive and reinforcing, or negative and condemning. Recognizing this intrinsic power, a White House summit on drug policy reform recently recommended a change in the language used to describe addiction. The hope is that by doing so, the stigma, shame and blame associated with addiction […]
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