A Three Year Follow-up Study of 43 Heroin Addicts in a Suburban Community
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Drug Education
- Vol. 4 (4) , 389-398
- https://doi.org/10.2190/fkbu-wnt5-2eak-pqe2
Abstract
Heroin detoxification has been used as a primary tool for the treatment of heroin addicts for almost as long as heroin addiction has been recognized as a problem. However, there is minimal evidence to justify the continued use of this treatment modality. This paper reports on a three year follow-up study of forty-three heroin addicts who received detoxification services with a startling success rate of only 2%. The authors also provide some insight into the reasons why heroin detoxification has not proven to be a successful means of treatment.Keywords
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