Assessing stigma: Health and social worker regard towards working with people using illicit drugs in Athens, Greece

• Main Authors: Cristina Temenos (Author), Aliki Koutlou (Author), Sotiria Kyriakidou (Author), Sofia Galanaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and resulting economic austerity, the rise in illicit drug use engendered an increased need for people who use drugs (PWUD) to access medical care, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research shows that perceptions of medical staff towards...