| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
USA. Stop labeling babies as 'born addicted' — it stigmatizes them and is inaccurate
USA. Stop labeling babies as 'born addicted' — it stigmatizes them and is inaccurate
(...) Saying that babies are born with addiction stigmatizes the very babies that Brown seeks to help. As Robert Newman, president emeritus of Beth Israel Medical Center, tells Tonic, the label can harm the babies and their families because of the stigma associated with the word "addict." Newman points out that, as a child grows, this label is “the kiss of death. A lot of parents don’t want their child sitting next to an addict.” (The Hill, USA, 19.06.2018)