TY - JOUR
T1 - Opium addiction among Indochinese refugees in the United States
T2 - Characteristics of addicts and their opium use
AU - Westermeyer, Joseph
AU - Lyfoung, Touxa
AU - Westermeyer, Michelle
AU - Neider, John
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - The Problem Opium addiction was prevalent in the United States from the early 1800s to the early 1900s, when about 250,000 opiate-dependent persons lived in the United States [1]. After the Narcotic Act of 1914, opium addiction essentially disappeared from the United States until it reappeared among Indochinese refugees during the last decade [2]. This paper reports on the demographic characteristics and opium use patterns in a group of Asian opium addicts presenting voluntarily for assessment and treatment.
AB - The Problem Opium addiction was prevalent in the United States from the early 1800s to the early 1900s, when about 250,000 opiate-dependent persons lived in the United States [1]. After the Narcotic Act of 1914, opium addiction essentially disappeared from the United States until it reappeared among Indochinese refugees during the last decade [2]. This paper reports on the demographic characteristics and opium use patterns in a group of Asian opium addicts presenting voluntarily for assessment and treatment.
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U2 - 10.3109/00952999109027551
DO - 10.3109/00952999109027551
M3 - Article
C2 - 1928021
AN - SCOPUS:0025887078
SN - 0095-2990
VL - 17
SP - 267
EP - 277
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
IS - 3
ER -