D I Rice
D I Rice
W M Gibson,G T Campbell
W M Gibson
J N Premi,R Milne
J N Premi
This article describes a program for health care in the home, centred on the activities of a community nurse practitioner working with several physicians. Problems and benefits of the experience are identified. Potential of improved functio...
G Maclean
G Maclean
Psychopharmacology is made needlessly complicated by the numerous basic psychotropic drugs and all their available proprietory variations. In the face of this artificial complexity, the family practitioner needs to know well the uses and si...
K L McGarity,J R Bayne
K L McGarity
Twenty-eight cancer patients in whom pain was a problem were interviewed over a seven week period. At the end of the period, 11 patients were still suffering the same amount of pain (moderate to severe pain as measured by the Distress Score...
Staff of the Halifax Youth Clinic
Staff of the Halifax Youth Clinic
In our experience with young people at the Halifax Youth Clinic, we have found that the majority seen use drugs non-medically. A group with whom we have had a significant amount of experience are solvent users. For these youths, drug usage ...
Narcotic addiction [0.03%]
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B J Fern
B J Fern
This article presents the major features of narcotic addictions, focusing on the role of methadone as a means of controlling or removing the addiction.It concludes with some observations on society's attitude towards addicts, addictions and...
R Denson
R Denson
The social acceptance of tobacco prevents recognition of the fact that most regular smokers are addicted to nicotine. We have no facilities for dealing with this problem and there are no specific treatments; but group techniques may help so...
M O Vincent
M O Vincent
In an issue devoted to addictions one dare not overlook the fact that physicians are unfortunately a very addiction-prone group. This paper touches upon the origins, symptoms, and signs of a number of addictions common among physicians. Fir...