The Medical Sequelae of Narcotic Addiction

作者：Charles E. Cherubin · 发表于：Annals of Internal Medicine · 年份：1967 · DOI：10.7326/0003-4819-67-1-23 · 被引用次数：228 · 研究领域：Youth, Drugs, and Violence

Article1 July 1967The Medical Sequelae of Narcotic AddictionCHARLES E. CHERUBIN, M.D.CHARLES E. CHERUBIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-1-23 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAt the present time the social and psychologic aspects of narcotic addiction are receiving considerable professional and public attention. However, at the same time—perhaps because it is considered a social and not a medical problem—the clinical diseases of drug addicts receive relatively scant notice. There does exist a body of information, although not extensive or entirely satisfactory, on just this aspect of addiction, yet professional workers in the field and physicians in general are seldom acquainted with it.The present report is intended both as a survey of the material to be found in the literature and as a summary...References1. : A Follow-Up Study of Treated Adolescent Narcotic Users. Columbia University Press, New York, 1959. Google Scholar2. DUVALLLOCKEBRILL HJBZL: Followup study of narcotic drug addicts five years after hospitalization. Public Health Rep. 78: 185, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. O'DONNELL JA: A follow-up of narcotic addicts; mortality, relapse and abstinence. Amer. J. Orthopsychiat. 34: 948, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MASON P: Mortality among young narcotic addicts. Proc. N...