title: Types of opiate addiction and notification to the home office.
abstract: Hospitalised drug addicts were categorised according to the time lapse between onset of their opiate abuse and their first notification to the Home Office. Late notification correlated with a lower level of dependence, a more intermittent pattern of misuse, and a greater likelihood of alcohol abuse. It is postulated that there may be two types of addiction which lie along a continuum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Addictive Behaviour, St. George's Medical School, London.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: London
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ghodse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone