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Lee Robins' studies of heroin use among US Vietnam veterans: Robins' heroin studies of Vietnam veterans

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Hall, Wayne, Weier, Megan·2017·Addiction
DOI 10.1111/add.13584
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The work of Robins and her colleagues on heroin addiction among Vietnam veterans sets out in microcosm many of the key factors that play out in the development and maintenance of substance addiction beyond the pharmacology of the drug: price, availability, the process of delivery of the addictive substance, availability of other substances, social norms, education and life circumstances. Robins' studies found high rates of heroin use (34%) and symptoms of heroin dependence (20%) among US soldiers while serving in Vietnam. In the first year after returning to the United States only 1% became re-addicted to heroin, although 10% tried the drug after their return. Like other seminal studies, this work needs to be read in the original, because relying upon secondary interpretations risks being given a selectively edited version of their findings in service of varied policy and theoretical agendas.

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Authors
Hall, W., & Weier, M.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Hall, Wayne
ORCID
Venue
Addiction
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-09-20
Volume
112
Issue
1
Pages
176-180
ISSN
0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/add.13584
OpenAlex
W2523317267
Cited by
28
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3
FWCI
0.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Addiction (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
heroin addiction, Vietnam War veterans, social norms, history of addiction research
MeSH terms
Heroin Dependence, Humans, United States, Veterans, Vietnam Conflict

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