This project aimed to understand experiences of stigma and discrimination for people experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in Queensland. Specifically, the research examined:
- Experiences of stigma and discrimination;
- The potential for legislation to be stigmatising;
- The settings and sectors in which stigma and discrimination occur;
- The impacts of stigma and discrimination on health and wellbeing and in particular on recovery and the ability to reconnect with the community; and
- Circumstances where stigma is not experienced, and evidence of what works to address stigma and discrimination.