“Correct Use Doesn’t Equal Abuse” Is A Problematic Statement And I Need You To Stop Saying It.

Taylor Nichols, MD
4 min readMar 5, 2023

No, you aren’t better than people with opioid use disorder. Instead, you’re perpetuating the stigma that harms you. Let me explain.

As a matter of grammar, the statement “correct use does not equal abuse” is…

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Taylor Nichols, MD

Humanist. Emergency Medicine and AddictiEmergency + Addiction Medicine | Health policy and advocacy | Health tech and innovation