title: Pathways to opiate addiction: an evaluation of differing antecedents.
abstract: This paper defines and tests a typology of addicts defined through assessment of the sequence of three types of key events: (a) traumatic childhood events such as death of a parent or child abuse; (b) onset of regular delinquent activity; and (c) initiation of illicit drug use. By evaluating the sequence of these events three groups are defined: (a) an initial childhood trauma group; (b) an early delinquency group; and (c) an initial drug use group. Data derived from a sample of treated opiate addicts are used to define and differentiate these three groups.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010333:Paternal Deprivation; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012907:Smoking; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors