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The street addict roleThe street addict role

The street addict role

Richard C. Stephens

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Introduction -- The symbolic interactionist perspective -- Towards a role theoretic model of heroin use -- Becoming and being a street addict -- Individualistic explanations for heroin use -- Origins of the street addict role -- Treatment for the street addict -- What is to be done.

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OL4471151W

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Drug abuseDrug addictsHeroin abusePsychologySocial roleSymbolic interactionismHeroin DependenceCrimeSocial IdentificationPsychologieToxicomanieToxicomanesRole socialInterpersonal RelationsHeroinHeroi˜nomanieDrogenabha˜ngigkeitInteractionnisme symbolique

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