RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Beyond the fringe JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO J R Coll Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 778 OP 780 VO 25 IS 159 A1 Mathers, G. C. YR 1975 UL http://bjgp.org/content/25/159/778.abstract AB 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.