About 30% of adults in Britain have used illicit drugs at some time in their lives, but misuse
of prescription drugs (such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates) is probably even more …

At risk consumption—This is the level of alcohol intake that, if maintained, poses a risk to
health. The Health of the Nation gives “safe” levels of consumption—21 units a week for men …

A pregnancy liaison and outreach service was developed as part of a community drug team
to attract pregnant drug‐dependent women into treatment. Women were provided with …

In 1995, the Department of Health instructed health authorities to establish protocols for the
shared care of problem drug users. Response to this has been disappointing: 26 out of 120 …

Health care workers have a low but measurable risk of HIV infection after accidental exposure
to infected blood or body fluids. Based on over 3000 incidents, the average risk of HIV …

The provision of services for drug users has grown dramatically in most European countries
over the past decade. In the initial half of the decade the threat of HIV had a significant …

The Consultancy Liaison Addiction Service (CLAS) is a GP-led service to provide support
and training to primary health care staff in South London. Data on 136 out of 153 staff (85.3%) …

In the UK notification of male opiate use has increased by 200% over the last two decades
and that for female opiate use by 500%. As the number of women using drugs increases so …

… Claire Gerada is a general practitioner with major policy interest and expertise on the delivery
of drug treatment as a part of Shared care. John Marsden is a principle investigator on the …

General practice training varies considerably around the world. There is no international
consensus on the ideal length of GP training and proportion of training spent in hospital to …