TY - JOUR T1 - Beyond the fringe JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 778 LP - 780 VL - 25 IS - 159 AU - G. C. Mathers Y1 - 1975/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/25/159/778.abstract N2 - Three widely different fringe organisations outside the National Health Service working on the treatment of drug dependence are described. The immense problems facing one organisation dealing with barbiturate addiction are emphasised, with hope for more widespread recognition of this addiction by general practitioners combined with more strenuous efforts by medical politicians to reduce the sources of supply. ER -