American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Volume 17, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 267-277

Opium addiction among Indochinese refugees in the United States: Characteristics of addicts and their opium use (Article)

Westermeyer J.* , Lyfoung T. , Westermeyer M. , Neider J.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
  • b Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
  • c Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
  • d Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States

Abstract

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. © 1991 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.

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China refugee human Refugees Opium opiate priority journal Aged Opioid-Related Disorders drug dependence Cross-Sectional Studies United States Asian Americans male Acculturation Viet Nam Personality Inventory female clinical article Incidence Article adult Social Environment Asia, Southeastern Middle Age
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DOI: 10.3109/00952999109027551
ISSN: 00952990
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English