Social Characteristics of Addiction to Heroin

Social Characteristics of Addiction to Heroin

Summary The social backgrounds of 63 heroin addicts and 63 non‐addict personality disorders are compared. Backgrounds of both groups are disturbed. Common to both groups is an unstable home in childhood. The backgrounds of 20 female addicts and 20 healthy primiparae are compared and a marked contras...

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Veröffentlicht in:British Journal of Addiction 1972-12, Vol.67 (4), p.322-325
1. Verfasser: Merry, Julius
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Heroin
Heroin Dependence
Humans
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Personality Disorders
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
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Zusammenfassung:Summary The social backgrounds of 63 heroin addicts and 63 non‐addict personality disorders are compared. Backgrounds of both groups are disturbed. Common to both groups is an unstable home in childhood. The backgrounds of 20 female addicts and 20 healthy primiparae are compared and a marked contrast in stability is demonstrated. It is suggested that the spread of addiction will be contained more by stabilizing the family structure than by treatment of the addict.
ISSN:0007-0890
0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1972.tb01215.x