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British Opiate Addicts: An 11-Year Follow-up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

David Cottrell ,
Adrian Childs-Clarke  and
A. Hamid Ghodse
David Cottrell
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17
Adrian Childs-Clarke
Affiliation:
Springfield Hospital, Glenburnie Road, London SW17
A. Hamid Ghodse
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17
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Summary

A cohort of 83 British addicts from one clinic was followed-up after 11 years; Home Office records and medical notes were personally searched to trace current status. Twenty-nine were still using drugs, 37 were not known to be using drugs, and 17 had died. The group still using drugs had become markedly more stable on parameters of drug use, criminality, and social stability over the follow-up period.

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Brief Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 4 , April 1985 , pp. 448 - 450
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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