NARCOTIC DRUG ADDICTION (DISCUSSION)

Congenital narcotic addiction.

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Two Patterns of Narcotic Drug Addiction in the United States

Narcotic Addiction in Britain and America

Drug addiction in the U.S.A., in comparison with this country, remains a major ^ealth problem. Various theories have been postulated over the years to explain this difference, and Dr. Schur, in his book, has endeavoured to compare and contrast the tfect which varying administrative measures have had on the fate of the drug addict. puring a two-year research period in the U.K., he made a thoroug...

Narcotic addiction: the expectant mother and her baby.

In a retrospective study of the period 1982-1985, the records of 29 narcotic-addicted mothers and their 42 babies were reviewed. All mothers were from socially deprived backgrounds, had a poor record of ante-natal attendance and had frequent admissions to hospital. Thirteen mothers had a past history of hepatitis B and four were HBsAg positive. The babies had significantly lower mean gestationa...

Drug addiction.

N Engl J Med 2003;349:975-86. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. rug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disorder in which compulsive drug-seeking and drug-taking behavior persists despite serious negative consequences. Addictive substances induce pleasant states (euphoria in the initiation phase) or relieve distress. Continued use induces adaptive changes in the central nervous syst...