“Nothing to mourn, He was just a drug addict” - stigma towards people bereaved by drug-related death

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of drug-death bereaved experiencing stigmatizing comments.

Characteristics	Total (N = 106)
Male/Female (%)	16 / 84
Years of age (M, (SD), range)	47 (1.070), 21–80
Relationship to deceased (%)
Parent	33
Sibling	31
Child	13
Partner	2
Other family members	7
Close friends	13
Months since the loss (M, (SD), range)	95 (84.563), 3–360
Own substance use problems (%)
No substance use problems	71
Substance use problems before the loss	6
Substance use problems after the loss	6
Substance use problems both before and after the loss	17
Cause of death of their deceased person
Overdose	61
Drug-related suicide	11
Illness/accidents/violence	19
Unknown causes	9

Figure 1. The content of the negative comments to drug-death bereaved.

Table 2. Drug-death bereaved reporting negative comments from different actors (N = 106).

Actors of negative comments	Percentages of negative comments from groups (%)*
1. Close/extended family and friends	57
2. Work colleagues, neighbors, acquaintances	27
3. Media, social media, "society in general."	8
4. Professionals	8

*Possible to report more than one category.