Perceptions of Substance Abuse on College Campuses: Proximity to the Problem, Stigma, and Health Promotion

Autor:	Katharine Hubbard, Amanda Mabry, Lori K. Holleran Steiker, Michael Mackert, Ivana D. Grahovac
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Health (social science) business.industry Addiction media_common.quotation_subject education Rehabilitation Target audience Stigma (botany) medicine.disease Substance abuse Health promotion Sobriety Perception medicine business Health communication media_common Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 14:273-285
ISSN:	1533-2578 1533-256X
DOI:	10.1080/1533256x.2014.936247
Popis:	For college students recovering from substance addiction, the path to sobriety is fraught with challenges. Many campuses offer recovery support resources, but students indicate stigma associated with recovery prevents them from using these services. This problem could be ameliorated through communication campaigns addressing misperceptions of substance abuse and recovery. The purpose of this study was to understand how students’ perceptions of addiction and recovery vary based on their experience and background. A quantitative survey was employed to examine stigma beliefs among 2 subpopulations of college students at a large Southwestern university. Findings indicate students with exposure to issues surrounding substance abuse and recovery held fewer stigmatized beliefs, emphasizing the importance of identifying and researching a target audience before developing a health promotion campaign.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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