The Yugoslavian drug addict's family structure

The objective of this paper was to investigate the characteristics of a drug addict's family structure in our culture. The investigation, involving 41 families, was performed by using a three-generational genogram and an interview. The "identified patient" was addicted to opiates. The results show that the family of a drug-addicted individual does not differ much, if at all, from the typical post-war Yugoslav family. However, the feedback and interactions of certain positions in the birth order of IPs and their parents, together with some other factors, point to some predictable risk factors for the onset of drug addition.