Stigmatizing Language Common in Clinical Notes for Patients With SUD

(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY -- Clinical notes for patients with substance use disorder (SUD) contained stigmatizing language -- such as "junkie," "dirty user," and "this drunk" -- on a regular basis, according to a study of electronic...
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