My brother Philip is an addict, and bad parenting is often blamed for drug addiction. Well, my parents raised a Surgeon General, I think they did okay 
We need to recognize that addiction is a chronic disease not a moral failing. #CADCAForum @CADCA
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ALL of your people - even those who transcribe tweets - should be well versed and required to use nonstigmatizing language. Leadership is leadership.
I appreciate your passion. Transitioning away from terms used for centuries is hard- even for public health experts. Everyone makes mistakes- I was taught leadership is how you respond- I hope we can all use this as a learning opportunity, and not a chance to attack each other.
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Yep. A HUGE step you could take is making nonstigmatizing language required and official for all medical providers in the U.S. Just like medical providers have learned they cannot use certain terms when referring to people with disabilities, they will learn they cannot stigmatize
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Or discriminate against people who use substances or suffer from SUD. But we need it to be official and required. It would be an incredible accomplishment if you did this. I would love to present to you a program called See me, Hear me, Treat me with people impacted by SUD as
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