Just in case the holiday spirit was dulling your cynical side,
here’s a story about white collar criminals and corrupt politicians are trying to save their skins with claims of addictions.
I’ve no doubt that some of them are truly addicts, but this pattern reinforces stigma associated with addiction being a convenient scheme to avoid accountability.
Published by Jason Schwartz
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
Views expressed here are my own.
Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.
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