Social Stigma and Discrimination Toward People With Drug Addiction: A National Survey in Korea

• 영문명: Social Stigma and Discrimination Toward People With Drug Addiction: A National Survey in Korea
• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Jang Ki Won Lee Hae Kook Park Byung-Joo Kang Hoon-Chul Lee Sang-Kyu Kim Chan-Hyung Nam Sang Kyu
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제20권 제7호, 671~680쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.07.31

영문 초록

Objective This study aims to understand the attitudes, stigma, and discrimination of the general adult population toward drug addiction.Methods We conducted a cross-sectional nationwide survey with 1,020 Korean adults using an Internet web-based panel. Self-reported data were collected on demographics, experience with substance abuse, perceptions of narcotic analgesic use, beliefs about the legalization of cannabis use, coping with substance abuse and addiction, and perceptions of drug risks. All statistical analysis in this study utilized the IBM SPSS Statistics 26 program.Results In this study, 1.6% of the participants reported abuse of opioid analgesics, 88.0% reported negative perceptions of drug addiction, and 76.9% reported agreeing to unfair treatment of drug addicts. Logistic regression analysis found that perceived stigma was more prevalent among women (odd ratio [OR]=2.087, p<0.01), old adults (OR=1.939, p<0.01), those with no personal experience of opioid misuse (OR=8.172, p<0.05), and those who were non-smoking (OR=2.011, p<0.01). In addition, the discriminatory attitude was more prevalent among participants with higher income (OR=1.989, p<0.001) and those who are non-smoking (OR=1.608, p<0.05).Conclusion This study provides information and guidelines for public intervention in drug addiction by identifying factors influencing social stigma and discriminatory behaviors toward drug addiction. The findings suggest that education on drug addiction prevention for the general adult population is necessary, and this education should include knowledge on coping with drug addiction and reducing stigma and discrimination toward drug addicts.

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Stigma Discrimination Drug abuse Drug addiction Substance abuse