| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
UK. This Is How Scotland's Recovering Addicts Organised To Fight Stigma
A community of Scots in recovery from substance abuse has grown rapidly over the past decade. At their first ever national conference, they told BuzzFeed News about their plans – inspired by the LGBT pride movement.
A group of people in recovery from substance abuse are exchanging stories of stigma they've faced. One woman says she was made to enter her pharmacy through a back entrance when picking up methadone prescriptions and treated "like a criminal" once inside. (buzzfeed.com, 09.09.2017)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamieross/this-is-how-scotlands-recovering-addicts-organised-to-fight