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Replacement of a Prescribing Service by an Opiate‐free Day Programme in a Glasgow Drug Clinic
Author(s) -
DRUMMOND D. COLIN,
TAYLOR JOHN A.,
MULLIN PATRICK J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1986.tb00368.x
Subject(s) - opiate , methadone , medicine , attendance , medical prescription , psychiatry , drug , drug treatment , family medicine , nursing , receptor , economics , economic growth
Summary Following a change in clinic policy from prescribing to non‐prescribing in 1983, patients attending an opiate‐free day programme differ significantly from a group which was previously described attending a methadone prescribing clinic in the same location, between 1981 and 1982. The opiate‐free programme patients were younger, more likely to be single and living with parents. They reported a similar level of criminality and drug‐related illness at a younger age and tended to approach the opiate‐free programme earlier in their drug career. Patients with a longer history of drug taking attend as often as those with a short history. Other factors influencing attendance are discussed. It is concluded that the younger opiate taker is more likely to approach an opiate‐free day programme than a methadone prescribing clinic.