Seven year follow‐up of 300 young drug abusers
- 1 November 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 70 (5) , 503-509
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb01239.x
Abstract
ABSTRACT– 300 young morphine addicts in Copenhagen were personally followed up 7 years after their first referral for treatment. The tracking rate was 93.7 %. Of the original population, approximately 2 % died yearly, i.e. 16 %. Each year 5‐6 % ceased drug abuse, and in 1980, 39 % were characterized as being socially well adjusted. In all, 20 % remained heavy drug users, though some had changed to other drugs.Keywords
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