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This investigation was supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, through contract PH-43-68-1520 administered through the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine. Appreciation is expressed to Chester B. Scrignar and Gary H. Cohen, past and present directors of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act (NARA) Program, which provided the subject for observation, and to Sandra H. Gil and Rickie S. Gilliard for their assistance in data collection.
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Sutker, P.B. Field observations of a heroin addict: A case study. Am J Commun Psychol 2, 35–42 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00894152
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