An Artist And A Scientist Take On The Stigma Of Addiction
The nation's top addiction scientist has teamed up with a prominent artist to let people know that substance use disorder is a disease, not a moral failure.
William Stoehr is a prominent artist whose sister died of an overdose. Dr. Nora Volkow is the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.
Together, the artist and the scientist are on a mission to let people know that drug addiction is a disease, not a moral failing.
"Prevention and treatment and recovery can't take place until we get rid of the stigma and people are willing to seek help," Stoehr says.
"If we do not address stigma, we can bring all.
