Drug consumption stigma and patient legitimacy: experiences of people who use drugs seeking care for chronic non-cancer pain in Nigeria.

This study explored how people who use drugs (PWUD) experience and respond to stigma in biomedical chronic non-cancer pain management. Thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with PWUD (n = 26) who had sought care for chronic non-cancer pain in public hospitals in Uyo, Nigeria, drew on the idea of...

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Publicado en:Health Sociology Review Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 156 - 171
Autor principal: Nelson, Ediomo-Ubong
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2026
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