Pharmacy customers' views and experiences of using pharmacies which provide drug misuse services

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-202

  Lawrie, Thane ^a   Matheson, Catriona ^a,c   Bond, Christine M ^a   Roberts, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methadone; Needle exchange; Pharmacy drug misuse services

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 3142774836     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230410001704181     Document Type: Review

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