title: Addict careers. I. A new typology.
abstract: The notion that narcotic addicts constitute a homogeneous class has little utility for research on etiology, prevention, and intervention. Historically, various classification schemes have been suggested, tailored to particular applications. In this paper a new typology of addict careers is developed, based on the concepts of opportunity and motivation to use narcotics. The question addressed is: During the first decade of addiction, how much time is occupied by (1) narcotic addiction, (2) incarceration, (3) nonaddiction in the community? Preaddiction correlates of the typology are examined in a sample of addicts who became known to police during the past quarter century.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003415:Crime; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology