Social Stigmatization of Drug Abusers in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Stigma in its various forms affects the drug abuser undergoing treatment. It results in low self-esteem and mild depression. Individuals from the broader socioeconomic range can be added in future studies, and a larger population can be studied by collecting data from other tertiary care hospitals and mental healthcare facilities. They can be assessed for factors contributing to their addiction and the challenges they had to go through to get the help they needed.