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DRUG ADDICTION IN RELATION TO PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENCE

PAUL ZIMMERING, JAMES TOOLAN, RENATE SAFRIN, and S. BERNARD WORTISAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 109, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.109.4.272

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1. Statistics are cited indicating that drug addiction in adolescents is not a new problem and moreover the opiate addiction involves primarily adolescents and young adults.

2. The problem of heroin addiction is complex and multifaceted involving sociologic, economic, and psychiatric determinants. After all other factors are considered there remains a large and constant psychological factor.

3. A heroin addict personality type among adolescents is delineated and its characteristics are discussed.

4. Drug addiction in young people is related to the critical problem of adolescence, that of making the transition to adult status and responsibility.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 109 • Number 4 • October 1952

Pages: 272 - 278

PubMed: 12976549

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Published in print: October 1952

Published online: 1 April 2006

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PAUL ZIMMERING

The Psychiatric Division of Bellevue Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry, New York University College of Medicine.

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JAMES TOOLAN

The Psychiatric Division of Bellevue Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry, New York University College of Medicine.

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RENATE SAFRIN

The Psychiatric Division of Bellevue Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry, New York University College of Medicine.

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S. BERNARD WORTIS

The Psychiatric Division of Bellevue Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry, New York University College of Medicine.

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DRUG ADDICTION IN RELATION TO PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENCE

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