The Surprising Truth About Heroin and Addiction. Jacob Sullum.
by Sullum, Jacob; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 73Health. Publisher: Reason, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Compulsive behavior | Drug abuse | Drug withdrawal symptoms | Heroin | Heroin habit | Lifestyles | Moderation | Narcotic addictsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In 1992 The New York Times carried a front-page story about a successful businessman who happened to be a regular heroin user. It began: 'He is an executive in a company in New York, lives in a condo on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, drives an expensive car, plays tennis in the Hamptons and vacations with his wife in Europe and the Caribbean. But unknown to office colleagues, friends, and most of his family, the man is also a long-time heroin user.'" (REASON) This article considers the likelihood of a person becoming addicted to heroin by profiling the lifestyles and patterns of moderate users.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: The Surprising Truth About Heroin and Addiction, June 2003; pp. 32-40.
"In 1992 The New York Times carried a front-page story about a successful businessman who happened to be a regular heroin user. It began: 'He is an executive in a company in New York, lives in a condo on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, drives an expensive car, plays tennis in the Hamptons and vacations with his wife in Europe and the Caribbean. But unknown to office colleagues, friends, and most of his family, the man is also a long-time heroin user.'" (REASON) This article considers the likelihood of a person becoming addicted to heroin by profiling the lifestyles and patterns of moderate users.
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