Nearly 90% of liver transplant program websites use stigmatizing language about alcohol use disorder or associated liver diseases, according to a new study.
This kind of language is counterproductive, the study investigators told Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News. The prevalence of stigmatizing language could dissuade people from seeking treatment.
“Sometimes when we talk about alcohol-related liver disease, [we as providers] use stigmatizing language that actually makes those patients