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Article de Périodique
Reducing deaths among drug misusers: tighter legal controls on drug prescribing are not the answer. Editorial (2001)
Auteur(s) :
GABBAY, M. B. ;
CARNWATH, T. ;
FORD, C. ;
ZADOR, D. A.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
749-750
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MORTALITE
;
PREVENTION
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
METHADONE
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
British Medical Journal, 2001, 322, (7289), 749-750
Résumé :
Rising drug related deaths alarm treatment providers, legislators, and society. The recent report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, "Reducing Drug Related Deaths", suggests that lax prescribing is responsible for a significant proportion. It supports recent national guidelines on managing drug misuse, emphasising the supervised consumption of controlled drugs. On the same theme, the UK Home Office proposes extending the licensing system for addiction prescribing to cover all controlled drugs except NHS prescriptions for methadone mixture. Yet an expansion in the licensing system is likely to reduce accessibility of treatment and so increase drug related deaths. We believe that a clinical governance based solution would more successfully enhance treatment quality, safety, and accessibility. [Extract of the document]
Affiliation :
Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Cote :
A01834