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Trajectories of Heroin Addiction

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  • Yih-Ing Hser

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • David Huang

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Chih-Ping Chou

    (University of Southern California)

  • M. Douglas Anglin

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

Abstract

This study investigates trajectories of heroin use and subsequent consequences in a sample of 471 male heroin addicts who were admitted to the California Civil Addict Program in 1964-1965 and followed over 33 years. Applying a two-part growth mixture modeling strategy to heroin use level during the first 16 years of the addiction careers since first heroin use, the authors identified three groups with distinctive profiles: stably high-level heroin users ( n = 278), late decelerated users ( n = 149), and early quitters ( n = 44). Study findings empirically demonstrate the chronic nature of heroin addiction and subsequent adverse consequences including mortality, mental health, and employment.

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  • Yih-Ing Hser & David Huang & Chih-Ping Chou & M. Douglas Anglin, 2007. "Trajectories of Heroin Addiction," Evaluation Review, , vol. 31(6), pages 548-563, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:31:y:2007:i:6:p:548-563
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X07307315
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