The drug-of-choice phenomenon: Psychological differences among drug users who preferred different drugs

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 541-555

  O'Connor, Lynn E ^a   Berry, Jack W ^a   Morrison, Andrea ^a   Brown, Stephanie ^b  

^a WRIGHT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Mental Research Institute (MRI)   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Drug of choice; Drug preference; Drug use; Personality; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE AGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BOREDOM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAVERSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 84907133142     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089509048743     Document Type: Article

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