Substance use more stigmatized than smoking and obesity

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 247-253

  Phillips, Lindsay A ^a   Shaw, Autherine ^b  

^a ALBRIGHT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Pyramid Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Public perception; Social distance; Stigma; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; E-MAIL; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REMISSION; SMOKING; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84879034431     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2012.661516     Document Type: Article

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