Addictions: Long-Term Social Consequences

 • Public stigma

 • Self-stigma

 • Decreased self-esteem and self-efficacy

 • Loss of personal goals and fellowship

 • Relationship dysregulation

 • Isolation (and/or surrounded by enabling individuals)

 • Unemployment

 • Homelessness

 • Cycle of poverty

 • Increased encounters with criminal system



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