Heroin

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This paper takes an in-depth look at heroin. According to the paper, heroin, like all drugs, knows no social, ethnic or economic barriers. The paper goes on to discuss the history of the drug, as well as the abuse of the drug.

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"In the November 1998 issue of The Journal of Psychology, Frank Patalano reported the results of a study conducted to study cross-cultural similarities in the personalities of heroin users in the United States and India. Findings indicated that Indian heroin users were more neurotic, impulsive, sociable and extraverted than their American counterparts, and that both male and female heroin users readily admitted personal difficulties (Patalano). Moreover, there were differences regarding the level of emotional distress, depression, and sensitivity (Patalano). According to the study, users showed less emotional stability and were more easily upset. They also had less ego strength, were more insecure, more frustrated, and had weakened superego strength (Patalano). These findings were similar to the results of earlier studies of hard core heroin addicts in the United States and later studies of male and female multiple-substance abusers, who used heroin as well as other illicit drugs (Patalano)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• From Flowers to Heroin. The Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 07 2006 from: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/heroin/flowers_to_heroin.htm
• Gupta, B.S. (1997, January 01). Personality characteristics of persons addicted to heroin. The Journal of Psychology. Retrieved July 07 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Heroin. Street Drugs. Retrieved July 07 2006 from: http://www.streetdrugs.org/heroin.htm
• NIDA InfoFacts: Heroin. (2006 April). National Institute on Drug Abuse. Retrieved July 07 2006 from: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/heroin.html
• Patalano, Frank. (1998, November 01). Cross-cultural similarities in the personality dimensions of heroin users. The Journal of Psychology. Retrieved July 07 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

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