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A survey of general practitioners' opinion and attitude to drug addicts and addiction
Author(s) -
ABED R. T.,
NEIRAMUNOZ E.
Publication year - 1990
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.1360-0443.1990.tb00632.x
Subject(s) - addiction , drug addict , drug , psychology , medicine , psychiatry
Summary A survey was carried out to investigate general practitioners’ attitude towards drug addicts and addiction. A questionnaire was sent to all GPs in the Norwich Health District and obtained an 87% response rate. A range of negative and positive attitudes was identified. The implications of these findings are discussed with particular reference to current government policy of encouraging GPs to extend their role in treating drug addiction.