Compulsive Heroin Use and Interpersonal Orientation

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Abstract
The ways in which heroin addicts deal with interpersonal relations were studied. A sample of heroin addicts on a methadone maintenance program were given the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B) scale. An accidental sample consisted of 35, or approximately 50% of the clinic''s population. A mean interpersonal orientation profile is established and interpreted. An analysis of variance was performed for each of the 6 FIRO-B scores. Patients'' needs based on FIRO-B scores are discussed with regard to the descriptions of addicts life-styles as described in the literature. The possible etiological basis for these interpersonal orientations is also discussed. Several therapeutic approaches, as indicated by FIRO-B scores, are explored.

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