Balancing diversion control and medical necessity: the case of prescription drugs with abuse potential

L. SIMONI-WASTILA ; C. TOMPKINS | 2001
Périodique

Narcotics and other prescription drugs play a significant and legitimate role in medical practice. The illicit use of prescribed medicines, however, remains a major problem. This paper examines the effectiveness of two drug diversion control pro[...]

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Contradictions and misperceptions: an exploration of injecting practice, cleanliness, risk, and partnership in the lives of women drug users

L. SHEARD ; C. TOMPKINS | 2008
Dans Qualitative Health Research (Vol.18, n°11, November 2008) Article : Périodique

We report the findings of an in-depth interview study conducted with 45 women injecting drug users in Britain. Women described experiences of injecting themselves and being injected by others, including instances of bodily harm and pain. Cleanli[...]

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A review of the evidence for the effectiveness of primary prevention interventions for Hepatitis C among injecting drug users

N. WRIGHT ; C. TOMPKINS | 2006
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Cette revue de la littérature a pour but de déterminer l'efficacité des actions de prévention primaire de l'hépatite C chez les usagers de drogues injectables. L'analyse des résultats des études recensées montre que les différents ty[...]

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The Dedicated Drug Courts pilot evaluation process study

J. KERR ; C. TOMPKINS ; W. TOMASZEWSKI ; S. DICKENS ; R. GRIMSHAW ; N. WRIGHT ; M. BARNARD | 2011
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Aim: To examine the implementation of six pilot Dedicated Drug Courts (DDCs) dealing with drug misusing offenders, which were introduced to magistrates' courts in England and Wales from 2004. To look at the DDCs' potential for reducing drug us[...]

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