Merriam-Webster defines marginalize as ‘to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group’. People who use substances are more likely to be from other marginalized groups AND suffer marginalization and stigmatization as substance users. 

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I have included resources related to substance use in BC.

a link to the BC center for substance use which includes a host of information, education, and research on the topic.

https://www.bccsu.ca/

 

A TEDtalk discussing the overrepresentation of Indigenous folks in the overdose crisis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j95ayhyadNE

 

A short video about stigma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4yeOF6XNQ

 

A paper discussing socioeconomic factors in mitigating overdose.

Mitra S, Richardson L, Cui Z, Gilbert M, Milloy MJ, Hayashi K, Kerr T. Patterns of socioeconomic marginalization and non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs: A gender-stratified repeated measures latent class analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Feb;366:117661. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117661. Epub 2024 Dec 22. PMID: 39827688.

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