Pearlstein R C
Int J Addict. 1980 Feb;15(2):277-82. doi: 10.3109/10826088009040014.
Locus of control comparisons were made between groups of heroin addicts, alcoholics, and amphetamine abusers residing within a single treatment setting. Amphetamine abusers were found to be more externally oriented than either of the other groups as predicted on the basis that the amphetamine effect of increasing stimulus intensity and complexity makes the management of contingencies more difficult and produces a loss of personal control syntonic with an externally controlled personality. The results are evidence against an induced internality process since control over affective states through an alternative class of drugs did not likewise produce an internal orientation. Control orientation is viewed as a factor which influences choice among drug types.
在处于单一治疗环境中的海洛因成瘾者、酗酒者和苯丙胺滥用者群体之间进行了控制点比较。正如基于增加刺激强度和复杂性的苯丙胺效应会使突发事件的管理更加困难，并产生与外部控制人格相协调的个人控制丧失这一预测的那样，发现苯丙胺滥用者比其他任何一组都更倾向于外部导向。这些结果是反对诱导内在性过程的证据，因为通过另一类药物对情感状态的控制同样没有产生内在导向。控制取向被视为影响药物类型选择的一个因素。
