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The sources of stigma and the impacts on Afghan refugees with substance abuse disorders: A qualitative study in Iran

Deilamizade, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2020

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2018.1556764
  3. Publisher: Routledge , 2020
  4. Abstract:
  5. Iran is the fourth refugee-hosting country and Afghanistan is the second refugee-source country in the world. This research is qualitative and conducted with content analysis method. Twenty-seven individuals participated in the study. They were recruited from two midterm residential drug treatment centers in Tehran. Afghan refugees who use drugs felt and experienced stigma in five areas: family, friends, workplace, neighborhood, and treatment center. The consequences include frequent treatment failure, family relationship disruption, superficial conformity with the host society, and self-stigma. It is necessary to design interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination attached to refugees. © 2019 Taylor & Francis
  6. Keywords:
  7. Refugee ; Stigma ; Substance abuse ; Adult ; Afghan ; Analytical parameters ; Article ; Clinical article ; Conformity (social behavior) ; Content analysis ; Drug dependence ; Family relation ; Human ; Iran ; Male ; Neighborhood ; priority journal ; Qualitative analysis ; Semi structured interview ; Social discrimination ; Society ; Treatment failure ; Workplace
  8. Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse ; Volume 19, Issue 4 , 2020 , Pages 610-622
  9. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15332640.2018.1556764?journalCode=wesa20