Nicotine - Stigma: Difference between revisions

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*In 2004, a team of health scientists at Oxford interviewed 45 people with lung cancer and found that felt even more stigma than other cancer patients: Participants experienced stigma commonly felt by patients with other types of cancer, but, whether they smoked or not, they felt particularly stigmatized because the disease is so strongly associated with smoking… Some patients concealed their illness, which sometimes had adverse financial consequences or made it hard for them to gain support from other people.
*In 2004, a team of health scientists at Oxford interviewed 45 people with lung cancer and found that felt even more stigma than other cancer patients: Participants experienced stigma commonly felt by patients with other types of cancer, but, whether they smoked or not, they felt particularly stigmatized because the disease is so strongly associated with smoking… Some patients concealed their illness, which sometimes had adverse financial consequences or made it hard for them to gain support from other people.


=='''Tweets about discontinuing the use of "Smoker"'''==
=='''Tweets about discontinuing the use of "Smoker," or using person-first language'''==


===[https://twitter.com/MarewaGlover/status/1719683510368424372 Prof Marewa Glover]===
===[https://twitter.com/MarewaGlover/status/1719683510368424372 Prof Marewa Glover]===
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===[https://twitter.com/Dana_Bourne/status/1542200997061197828 Dana Elizabeth Bourne, MPH]===
===[https://twitter.com/Dana_Bourne/status/1542200997061197828 Dana Elizabeth Bourne, MPH]===
*Hearing "smoker" a lot....at @healthvermont we prefer "person who uses tobacco" or "tobacco user" to remove the stigma, and use people-first language.
*Hearing "smoker" a lot....at @healthvermont we prefer "person who uses tobacco" or "tobacco user" to remove the stigma, and use people-first language.
===[https://x.com/RamezBathish/status/1829008643527979483 Ramez Bathish]===
*New paper - Centering authors' responsibility to engage w/ people who use drugs & respect their preferences, we argue using people-first strengths-based & inclusive language with care breaks down #DrugStigma & builds equitable values policies & practices
===[https://x.com/CarrieLWade/status/1829103064944410688 Carrie Wade]===
*Subject near and dear to my heart …. People in every area of drug research would benefit from reading, but particularly those in tobacco control and tobacco industry. None of us are off the hook.


=='''Examples: People Who Smoke'''==
=='''Examples: People Who Smoke'''==