RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Conning the general practitioner—how drug-abusing patients obtain prescriptions
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 654
OP 657
VO 25
IS 158
A1 T. H. Bewley
A1 A. F. Teggin
A1 T. A. Mahon
A1 D. Webb
YR 1975
UL http://bjgp.org/content/25/158/654.abstract
AB A sample of 100 patients attending drug dependence clinics was questioned about the methods they used to obtain psychotropic drugs from general practitioners. Sixty-one per cent said they were obtaining psychotropic drugs and 39 per cent said they had obtained psychotropic drugs from this source during the preceding 12 months. Drugs obtained included minor tranquillisers, barbiturates, amphetamines, and methylphenidate (`Ritalin'). Some degree of deception of the general practitioner by the patient was almost always clear. Three recommendations to help prevent this are suggested.