Patterns of illicit drug use in the Army.
The authors collected detailed histories of illicit drug use in the Army in individual interviews with a stratified random sample of 262 enlisted men at six military posts across the United States. Approximately half of the sample (N equals 128) were classified as drug users; 90 of these individuals were identified as career multiple-drug users. Most of these subjects used a variety of drugs in frequently changing patterns. The authors emphasize the individualistic nature of drug use and question the appropriateness of an addiction model for most users of illicit drugs.
D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D002188:Cannabis; D005860:Germany, West; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008890:Military Psychiatry; D009892:Opium / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D012997:Solvents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014744:Vietnam
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D006213:Hallucinogens; D012997:Solvents; D009892:Opium