Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:1013-1017
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Patterns of illicit drug use in the Army
RF Cook, RS Hostetter and DA Ramsay
The authors collected detailed histories of illicit drug use in the Army in
individual interviews with a stratified random sample of 262 enlisted men
at six military posts across the United States. Approximately half of the
sample (N equals 128) were classified as drug users; 90 of these
individuals were identified as career multiple-drug users. Most of these
subjects used a variety of drugs in frequently changing patterns. The
authors emphasize the individualistic nature of drug use and question the
appropriateness of an addiction model for most users of illicit drugs.
