TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Body composition of individuals with heroin abuse problems
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2007
VL  - 11
SP  - 89
EP  - 94
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=07020089
KW  - diamorphine
KW  - article
KW  - body composition
KW  - body mass
KW  - controlled study
KW  - demography
KW  - drug dependence treatment
KW  - human
KW  - major clinical study
KW  - male
KW  - sample size
KW  - substance abuse
N2  - Few studies have investigated the body composition of adults with substance abuse problems. The present study was prompted by this lack of information. Our aim was to compare the body composition of adults with heroin abuse with reference norms for the healthy population. The sample size of the participants with SA was 98 males (M age = 28.4, SD = 4.6). All of them were registered in four therapeutic communities for drug rehabilitation. The results of this study indicate that heroin addicts have a lower weight, body mass index, and fat percentage. However, further research is needed.
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