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Changes in Attitudes toward People with Substance Use Disorder: A Comparative Study of the General Population in Mexico

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  • Marycarmen Bustos-Gamiño

    (Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City 14370, Mexico)

  • Jazmín Mora-Ríos

    (Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City 14370, Mexico)

  • Jorge Villatoro-Velázquez

    (Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City 14370, Mexico
    Seminario de Estudios de la Globalidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, México)

  • Clara Fleiz-Bautista

    (Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City 14370, Mexico
    Seminario de Estudios de la Globalidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, México)

  • Alejandro Molina-López

    (Sudirección de Servicios Clínicos, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City 14370, Mexico)

  • María Elena Medina-Mora

    (Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City 14370, Mexico
    Seminario de Estudios de la Globalidad, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, México
    Director of Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

Abstract

Background: Substance use disorders are among the most stigmatized conditions worldwide. People with substance use disorder (PWSUD) are often considered responsible for their use of drugs. The objectives are to analyze changes in Mexican attitudes toward PWSUD in the general population over the period 2011 to 2016 and to use the latest Mexican household survey to determine which segments of the population are most likely to have negative attitudes. Methods: Two representative national household surveys employing similar methodologies were conducted in Mexico in 2011 and 2016 with persons aged 12–65 years. Participants were asked about their attitudes toward PWSUD, and changes were compared across GLM. Results: The surveys found a decrease from 2011 to 2016 in the number of respondents who considered PWSUD “sick” or in “need of help” and an increase in the number who believed they were “selfish” or “criminal”. The 2016 survey found that men, people 18 years of age or older, people who do not use drugs and people with lower educational levels were the groups with the most negative attitudes toward PWSUD. Conclusions: These results suggest that it may not be recognized that PWSUD may have a health problem and that this helps to increase stigmatization towards this population.

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  • Marycarmen Bustos-Gamiño & Jazmín Mora-Ríos & Jorge Villatoro-Velázquez & Clara Fleiz-Bautista & Alejandro Molina-López & María Elena Medina-Mora, 2022. "Changes in Attitudes toward People with Substance Use Disorder: A Comparative Study of the General Population in Mexico," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-11, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:14:p:8538-:d:861413
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