Abstract:Highly disparate research techniques have been employed to develop estimates of the extent of opiate use. Exclusive reliance upon public health and law enforcement statistics has been supplemented in recent years with data generated by survey research "incidence and prevalence" epidemiological methods. State agencies attempting to measure the extent of opiate use as a requirement for the receipt of federal categorical grant formula funds utilize multiple indicators: opiate treatment, arrest, incarceration, ser… Show more
“…Despite considerable variation among addict samples in terms of characteristics linked to criminologic identification (Weissman & Edie 1976), data yield an unmistakably consistent pattern. Criminal behavior histories are normative among addicts.…”
Section: Simple Drugs and Crime Associationsmentioning
“…Despite considerable variation among addict samples in terms of characteristics linked to criminologic identification (Weissman & Edie 1976), data yield an unmistakably consistent pattern. Criminal behavior histories are normative among addicts.…”
Section: Simple Drugs and Crime Associationsmentioning
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