Systemic Aspects of Abstinence and Addiction.
The British journal of medical psychology
- Publish Date: Jun 1977
- ISSN: 0007-1129
- Volume: 50
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 181-6
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Schwartzman J, et al. Systemic Aspects of Abstinence and Addiction.. Jun 1977;50:181-6
Abstract
An examination of the addict in his social context reveals that an important aspect of abstinence is the transform of the problem of addiction from an aspect of the social system to within the addict. The drug subculture, the addict’s family, and a methadone clinic all covertly elicit and reinforce this transformation maintained by the myth that the addict’s is “out of control”.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Family, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Life Style, Male, Methadone, Parent-Child Relations, Reinforcement (Psychology), Sick Role, Social Environment, Substance-Related Disorders
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