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Characteristics of drug misusers and their perceptions of general practitioner care.

C Hindler, M King, I Nazareth, J Cohen, R Farmer and C Gerada
British Journal of General Practice 1996; 46 (404): 149-152.
C Hindler
Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London.
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M King
Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London.
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I Nazareth
Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London.
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J Cohen
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R Farmer
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C Gerada
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about drug misusers' views of the care they receive from general practitioners. AIM: This study set out to determine drug users' views about primary health care and their relationship with their general practitioners. METHOD: A semi-structured interview was conducted with 180 drug users who were consecutive attenders at five treatment services in north east London--a general practice with a special interest in treating drug users, a private drug clinic, a community drug team, a drug dependence unit and a street agency for drug users. RESULTS: The majority of the 145 London-based drug users attending the four treatment centres other than the general practice with a special interest were registered with a general practitioner (88%). Forty-two per cent of users sought out a general practitioner prepared to treat them, rather than register with a local or the family doctor. Most drug users reported that their general practitioners were aware of their drug problems (88%) but half of the general practitioners were not prescribing replacement drugs with almost 20% of the users not receiving prescriptions claiming that this was due to lack of knowledge or trust on the part of the doctor. Sixty per cent of the drug users attending the four centres perceived that their general practitioners held negative or neutral views about them. However, 34 of the 35 drug users interviewed in the specialist general practice believed their doctors had a positive view of drug users. CONCLUSION: Most drug users were registered with general practitioners but the relationship between doctor and patient was not always easy or productive. There is a need to clarify the role of general practitioners in this field and provide them with better educational opportunities.

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