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ERIC Number: EJ333958
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Chronic Imperceptible Pain as a Cause of Addiction.
Sullivan, Arthur P.; Guglielmo, Robert
Journal of Drug Education, v15 n4 p381-86 1985
Argues that acute, chronic pain, whether arising from environmental or psychological contexts, is a necessary condition of addiction; conditioning and neurochemical changes are assigned a catalyzing role. Inadequate self-esteem is thought to be a common source of imperceptible pain, and therefore a cause of addiction. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Drug Abuse, Influences, Personality Traits, Self Esteem
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chronic Pain