The Epidemiology of Opiate Addiction in the United States
PART I HISTORY AND PRESENT EPIDEMIOLOGY PART II PATTERNS OF DRUG USE IN THE UNITED STATES PART III OPIATE USE IN SELECTED POPULATIONS PART IV  MEDICAL ASPECTS OF OPIATE ADDICTION PART V CONCLUSION

PART IV MEDICAL ASPECTS OF OPIATE ADDICTION


Chapter 15. CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED NARCOTIC ADDICTS
Joseph D. Sapira, John C. Ball, and Harry Penn
Chapter 16. DEATH DUE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM NARCOTICS
Frederick B. Glaser and John C. Ball
Chapter 17. SUICIDE AMONG HOSPITALIZED OPIATE ADDICTS
Carl D. Chambers and John C. Ball
Chapter 18. ABSENCE OF MAJOR MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS AMONG CHRONIC OPIATE ADDICTS
John C. Ball and John Chapman Urbaitis