Nicotine - Stigma: Difference between revisions
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*"While some language conventions have stagnated, others have started to move in more positive directions. For example, terms such as “diabetic” or “smoker” are being replaced with “a person living with diabetes” and “a person who uses cigarettes.” While the former terms were always clearly understood, they had the effect of defining the individuals as their disease or risk factor. The latter terms acknowledge the person first." | *"While some language conventions have stagnated, others have started to move in more positive directions. For example, terms such as “diabetic” or “smoker” are being replaced with “a person living with diabetes” and “a person who uses cigarettes.” While the former terms were always clearly understood, they had the effect of defining the individuals as their disease or risk factor. The latter terms acknowledge the person first." | ||
===2022: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/24/12/1847/6710205 Time to Stop Using the Word “Smoker”: Reflecting on the Role of Language in Advancing the Field of Nicotine and Tobacco Research]=== | ===2022: Nicotine & Tobacco Research: Editorial: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/24/12/1847/6710205 Time to Stop Using the Word “Smoker”: Reflecting on the Role of Language in Advancing the Field of Nicotine and Tobacco Research]=== | ||
*From legislatures to schools to workplaces, as well as in scientific discourse and clinical practice, the past few decades have seen a move away from labels such as “user,” “addict,” or “alcoholic,” for their lack of precision, negative connotation, and the way they equate the person with behavior or condition. Despite this, “smoker” remains in use in tobacco research, as well as in clinical settings and public health policy. | *From legislatures to schools to workplaces, as well as in scientific discourse and clinical practice, the past few decades have seen a move away from labels such as “user,” “addict,” or “alcoholic,” for their lack of precision, negative connotation, and the way they equate the person with behavior or condition. Despite this, “smoker” remains in use in tobacco research, as well as in clinical settings and public health policy. | ||