Comparison of Addiction Models, Stigma, and Treatment in the United States and India

Poster Session I

Keyword: Substance Abuse and Addiction

Abstract: We examined models of the etiology, treatment of, and stigma of substance use disorder in the United States and India. The Indian Sample placed a greater emphasis on SUD being a moral failing, focused more on traditional and spiritual-based interventions, and extended stigma to families of people with SUD.

• Raja Darain Khan (Presenting Author)
• Jeff Rudski (Author)