A GROUP COMPARISON OF NEGRO NARCOTIC ADDICTS WITH NON-ADDICTED NEGRO AND WHITE CONTROLS

Abstract

One hundred active heroin addicts in the negro residence sections of Chicago and forty incarcerated (forcedly withdrawn) heroin addicts in the Cook County Jail were studied by means of a personality inventory and a detailed socioeconomic status and family background information sheet. In addition, for purposes of normal controls, a Negro and a white group of about 200 individuals each were similarly studied.