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I've dealt with addicts and seen others do the same, treating somebody like they are more than their addictions/are human helps them. If we don't see that they are more and deserving they won't either. I wish they taught loving-kindness meditation to youth and it's something I would like to teach to violent offenders one day. In a nutshell, it helps us to have compassion for everybody, including ourselves. I think this would have an effect on that anxiety or dehumanizing of addicts. As for why people have this anxiety, I think they were told too. Whether directly or indirectly something in their life told them to fear addicts. Which also means the behaviour can be changed.