Abstract
Many patients attending a drug and alcohol treatment service reported doctor shopping for benzodiazepines as "all too easy". How, we asked, could this activity be recognised and countered? This paper describes this activity and the attitude of some of the doctors affected by it.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Anti-Anxiety Agents*
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Benzodiazepines
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Comorbidity
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Family Practice
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Physician-Patient Relations*
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Queensland
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Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
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Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control*
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
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Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
Substances
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Anti-Anxiety Agents
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Benzodiazepines