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‘Stigma plays a big role’ in failure to tackle world opioid crisis, advocate tells UN

‘Stigma plays a big role’ in failure to tackle world opioid crisis, advocate tells UN

Jan 25, 2019, at 10:15 am

New York, Jan 25 (IBNS):The recognition of drug addiction as a disease was the focus of a panel discussion at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday. “Leaving No One Behind: the Opioid Epidemic as a Global Challenge”, was organized by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to highlight the growing problem of addiction worldwide.