Data from a previous study of 1036 young people in the Lothian region that indicated an
association between unemployment and illegal drug use were examined in more depth to …

The effects of maintenance on a narcotic antagonist, naltrex-one (50 mg/day po), or placebo
on patterns of operant acquisition and use of heroin were studied under double-blind …

The impact of different approaches to methadone maintenance on the level of crime
committed by heroin addicts was examined in a cohort of addicts entering methadone …

ABSTRACT A thorough retrospective review of all case notes of patients attending the
outpatient clinics in a newly opened acute care psychiatric hospital in Jeddah identified 485 …

OBJECTIVE--To follow up known intravenous drug users to determine current health state
and drug use, compare characteristics with those of recent drug users, and examine HIV …

The paper investigates the contention that prescribing opioids to regular users leads to a
reduction in non‐drug crimes. It also examines the nature of the relationship between …

The question of why addicts seek and remain in treatment has received very little attention.
In the present study, 40 addicts requesting inpatient treatment for drug dependence were …

It is now ten years since the Drug Clinics were set up. In the early 1960's a long established
equilibrium broke down, and the number of narcotic addicts known to the Home Office …

In the past, the prototypes for characterizing drug use were heroin and cocaine, so that
research has focused on possible commonalities between any substance and these drugs …

In a study of male addicts attending a London drug dependence unit, it was found that
convicted addicts tended to score more highly on measures of hostility than non-convicted …