A new study led by Liverpool John Moores University examines everyday discrimination experienced by individuals seeking substance use treatment, and their caregivers against a demographically matched comparison group.
It found that Individuals seeking/receiving treatment for substance use, as well as individuals with caregiving responsibilities reported higher levels of everyday discrimination, with 40.7% of caregivers reported discrimination due to their caring role, while 52.5% of people seeking treatment cited substance use as the cause of discrimination.
Family and friends were found to be the main sources of discrimination across both groups. These experiences also impacted people in other ways, and had indirect negative effects on wellbeing.
Read the study in full at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395926001088?via%3Dihub