When health services go to market, will caring for drug users become an unmarketable commodity? Working for drug users? Drug services and the NHS review (PDF)
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Druglink article 1989 – Rolleston: The defence of the right to prescribe by Mike Ashton
In British drug history no document has more claim to the term ‘classic’ than the 1926 report of the Rolleston committee. Under pressure from the Home Office the eminent physicians on the committee claimed their right to prescribe – even…
Druglink article 1988 – A problem with Lorazepam? by Heather Ashton
Last October’s BBC2 Brass tacks programme spotlighted addiction to Lorazepam. Is the drug so bad, or is it just one tranquilliser problem among many? A problem with Lorazepam? (PDF)
Druglink article 1988 – Doctors turn to more addictive short-acting benzodiazepines
Figures recently released by the DHSS show that prescribing of the type of benzodiazepines most likely to cause dependence and lead to withdrawal problems has been increasing. Doctors turn to more addictive short-acting benzodiazepines (PDF)
Druglink article 1987 – Substitution is not a solution by Raj Rathod
When clinics all around began long-term opiate prescribing, Doctor Rathod’s prescribed none at all. He still believes giving in to blackmail helps neither the addict nor society. Substitution is not a solution (PDF)
Druglink article from 1987 – Prescribe with caution by Thomas Bewley
Thirty five years treating alcohol and drug addiction have taught Dr Bewley caution and respect for research. Prescribe with caution (PDF)
Druglink article 1987 – Stabilise not criminalise by Ann Dally
Twice rebuked by her own profession’s disciplinary committee, Dr Ann Dally still forcefully argues the case for stabilisation treatment for long-term opiate addicts. Stabilise not criminalise (PDF)
Druglink article 1987 – Look before you leap by Roy Robertson
Half the drug injectors at Roy Robertson’s practice in the early 1980s were HIV positive, showing Edinburgh to be one of Europe’s Aids black spots but he believes a panic policy shift back to prescribing is no way to counter…
Druglink article 1987 – The prescribing debate by John Strang
Until recently most doctors were moving quietly away from the long-term ‘maintenance’ prescribing of the ’60s, but disputes within the medical profession and the need to counter the spread of AIDS have brought the prescribing issue back on the policy…
Druglink article 1986 – Doctors at war 2 by Mike Ashton
The government’s decision not to extend legal curbs on prescribing to addicts leaves two ways of enforcing control on ‘errant’ doctors. In the second part of this series, mike Ashton, describes how these have recently been put into effect, as…