nurses. One such criterion was that patients with heart failure, who are receiving more than frusemide 40mg, should also be receiving an ACE inhibitor. The audit consisted of 502 patients from 10 practices who were receiving diuretics. Of those patients who satisfied our agreed criterion for ACE inhibitors, 50% were receiving treatment that complied with the criterion. These are early days for ...

The abuse of prescription drugs has led to a significant increase in emergency department (ED) visits and drug-related deaths over the past decade. Opioid pain relievers (OPRs) and benzodiazepines are the prescription drugs most commonly involved in these events. Excessive alcohol consumption also accounts for a significant health burden and is common among groups that report high rates of pres...

objectives: the present study was carried out in consideration of the decisive role of family variables in the development, persistence and treatment of psychological disorders, and the nature of the relationship between disorders and drug abuse, and the significance of these relationships in planning treatment and preventive measures. method: family characteristics and the role of these variab...

The misuse and abuse of controlled substances, especially those containing opiates, by the general public and in patients suffering with chronic pain is a problem attracting nationwide attention. This fact is reinforced by multiple congressional committees with jurisdiction over the epidemic, numerous hearings conducted by various committees, and the focus the administration. The United States ...

The different stages of life present with different problems and the stage of youth is no exception. Early and late adolescence are probably the most important phases of life regarding important biological, psychological and social alterations which come about during this period. Youths form the majority of the Indian population and are most important since the progress of the community and the...

The extent to which dependence occurs with or without abuse is important because of the potential for underestimation and biased estimates of drug dependence in surveys that rely on abuse as a screening method for dependence. The purpose of this paper was to present the prevalence of DSM-IV drug dependence with and without drug abuse in a nationally representative sample, as well as in subgroup...

Drug abuse is a major health problem for minority populations in the United States. Data show that drug abuse has disproportionately severe consequences for minority populations in comparison to the white population in that they have higher morbidity and mortality from drug-related causes and are less likely to receive adequate treatment. For example, data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (D...

An estimated 70 percent of illicit drug users are in the workforce. This paper studies workplace policies relating to drug abuse treatment and testing in a labor market with asymmetric information about worker proclivities to abuse drugs and to incur costs of workplace accidents. Drug abuse has a moral hazard component related to worker choice of treatment or other deterrent activities, and a s...