TABLE 2.  Family studies drug abuse

 

Percent relatives affected

 

 

Investigators

 

 

Year

 

 

N

Proband’s

primary drug

dependence

 

 

Father

 

 

Mother

Father

or

mother

 

 

Brother

 

 

Sister

 

Brother

or sister

 

First

degree

Drug abusers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polischa

1933

66

Opiate

2

5

3b

4

5

4b

 

Smith et al.a

1966

100

Opiate

 

 

4

 

 

14

 

Vaillanta

1966

100

Opiate

 

 

1

 

 

24c

 

Ellinwood et al.a

1966

111

Opiate

3

0

2c

14

4

9c

 

O’Donnella

1969

266

Opiate

3

2

3c

 

 

5c

 

Hawks et al.

1969

74

Amphetamines

3

4

4c

 

 

16

 

Willisa

1969

50

Opiate

 

 

6c

 

 

8c

 

Willisa

1971

100

Opiate

0

0

0

 

 

8

 

Hill et al.

1977

114

Opiate

1

0

1c

18

5

12

 

Maddux et al.a

1989

235

Opiate

0

0b

0b

20b

3b

12b

8b

Mirin et al.

1991

350

Mixed

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Rounsaville

1991

201

Opiate

 

 

12

 

 

37

20

Luthar et al.

1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luthar et al.

1993

298

Cocaine

6

4

5c

40

22

33c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controls

 

N

 

Male

Female

Either

 

 

 

 

ECA Sample

 

9339

 

7

4

6

 

 

 

 

Rounsaville

 

360d

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

a See references in ref. 15.
b Opiate dependence of relatives assessed; data omitted from summary.
c Estimated from presented data.
d 80 probands.
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