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Shame and Secrecy Surrounding Addiction and Addiction Treatment Almost anyone who has become addicted to a drug will try to hide it. There are a few reasons why. Understanding the motivation for both the use and the hiding and denial can be very useful when trying to help them get addiction treatment. Shame is nearly …
To the status quo, addiction is an indicator of a life gone awry. The word carries the heavy burden of shameful whispers, disappointed looks and the idea that something must be wrong with the person abusing drugs or alcohol. But that’s not the truth. Addiction is a disease. According to Partnership to End Addiction, roughly …