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STIGMATIZACIJA I MARGINALIZACIJA OVISNIKA
STIGMATIZATION AND MARGINALIZATION OF ADDICTS

Author(s): Zlatko Miliša, Nemanja Spasenovski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social differentiation, Victimology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: CENTAR MODERNIH ZNANJA
Keywords: addiction; heavy drugs; modern addiction without drugs; stigmatization; marginalization

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the consequences of stigmatization and marginalization of addicts. The problem of stigmatization and marginalization of addicts is current and mostly visible in the exclusion of this group from almost all social activities. We postulate that every addiction is a time-limited fortune and long-term torture. The main claim in this article is that it is not possible to find a person who is not addicted to someone or something. Above mentioned dictates that we have no right to stigmatize any group of addicts. People who have overcome the problem of addiction know their priorities in life, they reject triviality of life, decide for themselves and are not burdened by the misunderstanding of others. The development dialectics teaches that the truth comes from the opposite, for example, gifting comes when we bury egoism, liberation comes when we find the meaning of life, reasonable behavior comes from unreasonable behavior and culture of life comes from the culture of death. Due to unrealistic expectations, people do not value what they have, until they lose it. People who see the meaning of life, know what they want, have priorities and are more satisfied. They do not give up on obstacles, have no stereotypes about others, are more confident and more tolerable to those in problem.

  • Issue Year: IV/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 405-416
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Croatian