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A View of the Drug Problem

A Rational Approach to Youthful Drug Use and Abuse

County of Los Angeles Health Department, 313 North Figueroa, Los Angeles, California 90012

Robert C. Weiss

County of Los Angeles Health Department, 313 North Figueroa, Los Angeles, California 90012

G.A. Heidbreder

County of Los Angeles Health Department, 313 North Figueroa, Los Angeles, California 90012

"One purpose of this paper is to define, as precisely as possible, patterns of drug use in one subculture of the youthful population. Another of its purposes is to emphasize the distinction between "drug use" and "drug abuse." Among the patients in our clinic the taking of drugs is al most universal; abuse, on the other hand, is of a much lower order of magnitude. Admittedly, imprecisely defined criteria separate these practices. Furthermore, separation of drug use from drug abuse does not imply acceptance of the one and rejection of the other."

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 11, No. 7, 376-381 (1972)
DOI: 10.1177/000992287201100705


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