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  • Title: The validity of self-reported heroin use.
    Author: Bale RN, van Stone WW, Engelsing TM, Zarcone VP, Kuldan JM.
    Journal: Int J Addict; 1981 Dec; 16(8):1387-98. PubMed ID: 7327800.
    Abstract:
    During a 2-year follow-up interview, 272 male veteran heroin addicts reported their recent heroin use and provided a urine sample. Eighty-four percent of those reporting no heroin use in the 3 months preceding the interview, and 78% of those declaring no use in the previous week had urines found negative for opiates. The subjective impressions of the interviewers were useful in predicting the veracity of the self-reports. Subjects who had been in longer-term treatment, especially therapeutic communities, were more likely to report heroin use truthfully.
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