Removing the Stigma

Compassion, empathy crucial for helping recover from drug use

  • Lynda Tarus, director of the Putnam County Opioid Response Program at SMA Healthcare, sits in her office Friday.
    Lynda Tarus, director of the Putnam County Opioid Response Program at SMA Healthcare, sits in her office Friday.
  • SMA Healthcare offers resources for people who are seeking recovery from substance use.
    SMA Healthcare offers resources for people who are seeking recovery from substance use.
Putnam County health care workers want residents to realize problematic drug use should be treated as a disease because stigma makes it harder for people to seek help.  Lynda Tarus, director of the…

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