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Addicts in Wonderland: Sketches for a Map of a Vocational Frontier

Stephen M. Pittel
- 01 Apr 1974 - 
- Vol. 6, Iss: 2, pp 231-241
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This article is published in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.The article was published on 1974-04-01. It has received 12 citations till now.

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Verbal Performances and Addict Conversion: An Interactionist Perspective on Therapeutic Communities

TL;DR: Verbal interaction in therapeutic communities (TC's) for the treatment of drug addictions is explored in this paper as a source of both the high rate of "conversion" among residents and the reported high rates of relapse to street crime and illicit drug use after leaving treatment.
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Relationship between Locus of Control and Drug Effects in Users of Narcotics, Stimulants, Hypnotic- Sedatives, and Hallucinogens

TL;DR: A test is made of the hypothesis that the subjective effects of narcotics lead to an internal locus of control orientation, and no support is evident for users of stimulants.
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Personalities of addicts.

TL;DR: To investigate personality types among a group of drug abusers participating in a VA voluntary treatment program MMPI profiles were obtained for 59 male veterans, and three most frequently appearing types were obtained.
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Taking Care of Business—The Heroin User's Life on the Street

TL;DR: Taking Care of Business: The Heroin User's Life on the Street as mentioned in this paper is a book about taking care of business in a business environment, with a focus on the business aspect.
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Addiction and Opiates

TL;DR: The opiate addiction as a social problem as mentioned in this paper is a well-known social problem in the United States, and it has been studied extensively in the literature since the early nineteenth century.
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Addiction and Opiates.

TL;DR: The nature of the problem in the United States during the Nineteenth Century and the effects of World War II and Federal Anti-Narcotics Legislation are summarized.