Nicotine - Stigma: Difference between revisions

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*'''Smoker: Do not use. In line with our house style, we do not label people. Use 'people who smoke'.''' [emphasis added]
*'''Smoker: Do not use. In line with our house style, we do not label people. Use 'people who smoke'.''' [emphasis added]
*Don't label people with their condition: we would never say 'epileptics', 'schizophrenics', 'smokers', 'drug-takers'. Use the following as a guide: 'people with epilepsy', 'people with schizophrenia', 'people who smoke', 'people who take drugs'.
*Don't label people with their condition: we would never say 'epileptics', 'schizophrenics', 'smokers', 'drug-takers'. Use the following as a guide: 'people with epilepsy', 'people with schizophrenia', 'people who smoke', 'people who take drugs'.
===2013: [https://irp.cdn-website.com/a4ee3539/files/uploaded/PIC_Tasmania_Report_2013.pdf Partners in Change Report on parƟcipaƟon in a health behaviour change course to address smoking in pregnancy in support of a fair and equal Tasmania]===
*Appendix C.  Comments on antcipated changes to practce:''' 'people who smoke' not 'smoker' '''[emphasis added]
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