Mark Johnson

In a new article written for The Guardian, Mark talks about the way in which society regards drug addiction and drug addicts: as a problem to be stigmatised rather than a sickness to be recognised and treated.

“As a crack and heroin addict who managed to stop using and then wrote about the experience, I get quite a few letters from the relatives of addicts, and they are all saying the same thing in different ways: how can I help my loved one to change?”

Read the full article at www.guardian.co.uk.

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