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Interrogative suggestibility in opiate users

A Murakami1, R J Edelmann, P E Davis

  • 1Department of Psychology, Springfield University Hospital, University of Survey, UK.

Addiction (Abingdon, England)
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
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Opiate users undergoing methadone detoxification showed higher interrogative suggestibility than those in rehabilitation. This suggests potential impacts on the reliability of confessions from individuals dependent on opiates during police interrogations.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Addiction Studies

Background:

  • Interrogative suggestibility is a key factor in assessing the reliability of witness and suspect accounts.
  • Opiate dependence is associated with various cognitive and psychological effects that may influence suggestibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in interrogative suggestibility between opiate users undergoing detoxification and those in rehabilitation.
  • To explore the psychological factors associated with suggestibility in opiate-dependent individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of two groups: patients in methadone detoxification (Detox group) and residents no longer experiencing withdrawal (Rehab group).
  • Assessment of interrogative suggestibility and other psychological factors in both groups.

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Main Results:

  • The Detox group exhibited significantly more physical and psychological problems compared to the Rehab group.
  • The Detox group also demonstrated a higher total suggestibility score than the Rehab group.

Conclusions:

  • Opiate users in detoxification are more suggestible than those in rehabilitation.
  • Findings have implications for the reliability of confessions obtained from opiate-dependent individuals during police interrogations.