Initiation of Heroin Abuse: the Role of Peers
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چکیده
A study comprising of detail history collection of first - day heroin chasing of 80 heroin addicts in respect to the contribution of their peers was done. Analysis reveals that the peer group influence was significantly operative in several ways in the initiation of heroin abuse.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 34 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992