The clinical management of substance misusers in police custody - A survey of current practice

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 199-204

  Stark, Margaret M ^a,c   Gregory, Michael ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b West Timperley Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic physician; Opiate substitution treatment; Police custody; Substance misuser

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUPRENORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; LOFEXIDINE; METHADONE;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CUSTODY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHADONE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; WORKLOAD;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CODEINE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 22944485030     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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