O'Rourke M M, Taylor J A
Division of Psychological Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
Br J Psychiatry. 1987 Aug;151:240-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.151.2.240.
The social and demographic characteristics, drug history and current levels of drug taking, drug-related illnesses, and criminal records of a one year cohort of attenders at the Southern General Hospital are described. The findings are compared with those of previous studies at the same clinic; made when methadone was prescribed for a limited period in reducing dosage and when this policy was being replaced by one of the use opiate-free drugs to cover withdrawal.
