Sentence examples for overwhelming stigma from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately, on top of the physical symptoms of sleeping sickness, patients also face an overwhelming stigma.

Sometimes it's the overwhelming stigma that keeps teens from walking into a food pantry; for others, logistical challenges may preclude them from getting access.

While these teens have access to food banks and other resources, overwhelming stigma and logistical challenges often keep them from taking advantage of such programs.

Countries like the US, which created overwhelming stigma against the medical use of controlled substances by pushing hardline interpretations of the UN drug treaties, only compounded the problem.

The results from this year's survey of the potential impact on drug use by current and non-users clearly shows that reducing drug penalties for small amounts of illegal drugs would, for the overwhelming majority, reduce stigma, improve discussion with families, who are the best placed to help and support individuals, and access help for their use.

Still, overwhelming is overwhelming.

An overwhelming reason is that the social stigma associated with HIV and AIDS is far more prevalent and profound than usually recognized.

The stigma against H.I.V. is so overwhelming that many pregnant women are simply too frightened to take advantage of government programs.

Despite women's fears of stigma we also found an overwhelming drive to adhere to their drugs in order to remain healthy and look after their children.

And an overwhelming majority of instances of sexual assault go unreported because of the social stigma attached to rape, which penalizes the victims.

For most, becoming homeless and/or diagnosed with a mental illness involved an overwhelming sense of failure, loneliness, and sadness, and many blamed themselves, thus internalizing the stigma they experienced from others.