TY - JOUR
T1 - Follow-up of Vietnam veterans. I. relapse to drug use after Vietnam service
AU - O'Brien, C. P.
AU - Nace, E. P.
AU - Mintz, J.
AU - Meyers, A. L.
AU - Ream, N.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by contract DAMD 17-74C-4015 from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The editorial assistance of Ruth Williams and collaborative efforts of Dr. A. Thomas McLellan are gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 1980/5
Y1 - 1980/5
N2 - A sample of 202 former army enlisted men who served in Vietnam between 1971 and 1972 were studied 28 months after their return to a large metropolitan area. Subjects were divided into three groups, frequent (n = 98), occasional (n = 55) and nonusers (n = 49), according to their inservice narcotics use. Results indicated that in spite of high rates of inservice narcotics use, only 39% of those addicted in Vietnam, and 11% of those who used narcotics occasionally, continued to use narcotics after returning to the United States. However, other types of substances, such as alcohol and marijuana, were used more heavily in all groups. A series of multiple correlations indicated that preservice variables also played a significant role in determining postservice drug involvement.
AB - A sample of 202 former army enlisted men who served in Vietnam between 1971 and 1972 were studied 28 months after their return to a large metropolitan area. Subjects were divided into three groups, frequent (n = 98), occasional (n = 55) and nonusers (n = 49), according to their inservice narcotics use. Results indicated that in spite of high rates of inservice narcotics use, only 39% of those addicted in Vietnam, and 11% of those who used narcotics occasionally, continued to use narcotics after returning to the United States. However, other types of substances, such as alcohol and marijuana, were used more heavily in all groups. A series of multiple correlations indicated that preservice variables also played a significant role in determining postservice drug involvement.
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U2 - 10.1016/0376-8716(80)90159-3
DO - 10.1016/0376-8716(80)90159-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 7371498
AN - SCOPUS:0018908122
SN - 0376-8716
VL - 5
SP - 333
EP - 340
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
IS - 5
ER -