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All drug addicts face stigma, but the burden is especially high for crack users, who often cannot even get into homeless shelters, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported Sept. 27.

In Toronto, about half of all homeless individuals say they are regular crack users. But crack users are “very unwelcome in many places, including some services for the homeless,” said researcher Erika Khandor. “There is a real lack of supports and services for them, and they do feel isolated even from existing services for homeless people.”

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Massachusetts has launched a statewide public awareness campaign to address and reduce the stigma associated with addiction.

The campaign promotes a new website, TalkAboutAddiction.org, which launched Sept. 1 to coincide with Recovery Month, according to Michael Botticelli, Director of the state’s? Bureau of Substance Abuse Services? in the Department of Public Health.

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