Fund raising at nonprofit groups that help treat those addicted to drugs and alcohol suffers from the stigma that these substances can bring, reports the Financial Times.

Development directors at recovery-related groups say that society often blames the drug abuser for his or her problems and does not see addiction as a disease, resulting in less donated money.

Fund raisers also say that most of the graduates of recovery programs have little money and that they are unable to build endowments because they cannot keep up with immediate demands for services.

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