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NIDA Research Monograph, Number 2 [Printed in 1975]If you have the Acrobat reader plug-in for Netscape or Internet Explorer click on the document link and you will be able to view and/or print out the pages. If you have trouble viewing the document in your browser window, download the document (Windows users - right click on the link and Save as...) to your computer and get Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) in order to view it. This monograph is not available by chapter. The Table of Contents (below) is shown to assist in locating information prior to downloading the monograph. Download Monograph 2 - Operational Definitions in Socio-Behavioral Drug Use Research (2.1 MB PDF format) Table of Contents Foreword-----V Introduction-----1 History of Drug Use-----7 Functional Taxonomy of Drugs-----12 Definition of Addiction Liability Associated with Different Patterns of Drug Use-----17 Measures of Currency or Recency (In Drug Use Surveys)-----25 The Measurement of "Ever Use" and "Frequency-Quantity" (in Drug Use Surveys)-----27 Defining the Term "Polydrug Use"-----36 Conditions of Drug Use-----49 Some Words of Caution on Subjective Concepts: "Interest in Trying, Maintaining or Changing Use," "Reasons for Use," "Reasons for Non-Use"-----43 Effects of Drug Use-----46 Appendix A: Operational Definitions Used in Recent Socio-Behavioral Research on Drugs-----49 Appendix B: Examples of Questionnaires-----93 |
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