The divisive idea of who is deserving, or not, both feeds into and leverages stigma around substance use. It marks people as socially unacceptable due to their behaviour, health condition, or even how they die.

The Right to Addiction Recovery Bill is a proposed legislation in Scotland that aims to provide individuals struggling with addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. Anne Marie Ward explains more…

We explain why welfare and recovery services should be designed with the input of those directly affected, grounded in empathy and respect rather than judgement and labels.

James Armstrong asks whether AI is playing a role in encouraging stigmatising attitudes toward populations experiencing addiction.

The forum saw 8 organisations come together to share their practice as we explored questions such as how we ensure we create a non-judgemental culture for employee and clients.

We spoke to Chris De Bank, founder of the UK’s only sober not-for-profit record label Not Saints, about his recovery, the music business, his label and his experience of stigma.

2023’s Addiction Awareness Week had some fantastic media coverage and a total combined reach of 51,317,525. Here’s a roundup of the highlights.

Andy Bourne, Volunteer and Service User Involvement Lead – Change Grow Live St Helens talks to us about CGL, St Helens Film Group’s anti-stigma campaign, Sticks and Stones.

A recovery city is a place that visibly promotes recovery, challenges stigma, and champions pathways to recovery. Here David Best describes how they are created.

We spoke to Michael Waters a group worker from 5 Ways Recovery Academy in Leeds about bringing the anti-stigma message to Woodhouse Moor’s parkrun.

“As a charity, every block we experience trying to support people ultimately has its roots in stigma, prejudiced views, discriminatory beliefs and shaming practices and approaches.”

In 1986 a record was released on behalf of Phoenix House called ‘It’s a Live-in World by the Anti-Heroin Project’. Here’s the story of what happen to it.