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Stigma is killing people with substance use disorders. Health care providers need to rid themselves of it

By RICHARD BOTTNER AND CHRISTOPHER MORIATES AND MATTHEW STEFANKO

ELISE AMENDOLA/AP

By causing feelings of shame, stigma limits access to care and adds to cycles of addiction, especially among people with opioid use disorder.

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