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Some Aspects of Nutritional State in ‘hard’ Drug Addicts
Author(s) -
Aylett Pamela
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0007-0890
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1978.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - methadone , heroin , drug addict , drug , addiction , methadone maintenance , medicine , psychiatry
Summary Simple measurements of nutritional status, using portable instruments showed that in general, addicts did remain within fairly satifactory nutritional limits. Those preferring heroin were significantly older and heavier than those who preferred methadone by self‐injection.