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Chunk #5 — Method — Participants

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The development and psychometric properties of a new measure of perceived stigma toward substance users.
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Participants were 252 adults, 145 male and 106 female (one did not report gender), in treatment for substance use related problems at an outpatient (n = 223) or inpatient (n = 29) addictions treatment program. Their average age was 30.5 (SD = 9.95, range 18–63) with 49% single, 12% married, 11% separated, 22% divorced, 3% widowed, and 3% not reporting. Participants identified as 4% Native American, 1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 79% Caucasian, 7% “other,” 6% not responding, and 12% of the total sample Latino.