Birth Order and Polydrug Abuse among Heroin Addicts
- 1 September 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Drug Education
- Vol. 5 (3), 285-291
- https://doi.org/10.2190/lmng-p90d-ugf6-aqgf
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of possible relationships between birth order and polydrug use patterns of heroin addicts prior to undergoing treatment. Overrepresentation of only child heroin addicts was evident among the population studied.Keywords
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