Reducing Stigma Around Alcohol Use Disorder in Minority Communities
BUSSW Associate Professor Christina Lee will present at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH/NIAAA) webinar, “Reducing Stigma Around Alcohol Use Disorder in Minority Communities,” joined by Dr. Tamika Zapolski, associate professor of psychology at Indiana University. The researchers will discuss their clinical treatment research targeting alcohol and drug use in the Latino/a and the African-American […]
The Impact of Discrimination & Stigma on Substance Use
People of color experience disproportionate harms related to unhealthy substance use, such as high overdose rates and physical dependence. Although discrimination and stigma are structural drivers of substance use among minority groups, they often go unrecognized in clinical care. To address these issues, BU School of Social Work Prof. Christina Lee gave a Grand Rounds talk […]