Situating Stigma: An Ethnographic Exploration of How Stigma Arises in Interactions at Different Stages of People's Drug Use Journeys.

The association between stigma and drug use has been widely researched. However, to fully understand the nuances of stigma, as experienced by people who use drugs (PWUD), it is argued that we must look at the situations within which stigma is encountered. To obtain an 'up close' look at situated stigma, data are drawn from two ethnographic studies-one set in a homeless hostel in the South of England and the other at a substance use service in South Wales.