Neale J
Centre for Drug Misuse Research, The University of Glasgow, UK.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2000 Feb 1;58(1-2):117-24. doi: 10.1016/s0376-8716(99)00070-8.
This paper provides a mainly qualitative investigation of the role of methadone and methadone treatment in non-fatal illicit drug overdose. During 1997 and 1998, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 individuals in six hospital accident and emergency departments in two Scottish cities. The research identified four overdose situations related to methadone/methadone treatment. These were: (1) topping up a legitimate methadone prescription; (2) abusing another's methadone prescription; (3) preferring illegal drugs to prescribed methadone; and (4) failing to obtain prescribed methadone. The implications of these findings for methadone treatment policy and practice are discussed.
本文主要对美沙酮及美沙酮治疗在非致命性非法药物过量使用中的作用进行了定性研究。1997年至1998年期间，对苏格兰两个城市六家医院急诊科的33人进行了半结构式访谈。该研究确定了与美沙酮/美沙酮治疗相关的四种过量用药情况。分别是：(1) 补充合法的美沙酮处方；(2) 滥用他人的美沙酮处方；(3) 比起处方美沙酮更喜欢非法药物；(4) 未能获得处方美沙酮。文中讨论了这些研究结果对美沙酮治疗政策和实践的影响。
