Perceived need for interpersonal resources by israeli drug abusers

Following Foa's classification of interpersonal resources and Peele's theoretical proposition which describes addiction as an alternative but unappropriate experience, it was hypothesized that drug abusers would express greater need for interpersonal resources than their controls, especially on general wish level, and that they would prefer universalistic - ldquo;socially valued" resources like status and money rather than affection and love. Although not conclusively, on the general wish level, drug abusers tended to express higher expectations for interpersonal resources than their controls, but in realistic relationships (e.g., marital relationships and employment) they showed smaller need for resources.