Davies, HR;
Nazareth, I;
Petersen, I;
(2015)
Trends of people using drugs and opioid substitute treatment recorded in England and Wales general practice (1994-2012).
PLoS One
, 10
(4)
, Article e0122626. 10.1371/journal.pone.0122626.
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Abstract
Illicit drug use is a multifaceted public-health problem with potentially serious impacts. The United Kingdom has one of the highest prevalence of illegal drug use in Europe. Reduction of overall illegal drug use in England and Wales has decreased from 11% to 8.2% (2012/13) over the past 10 years. People who use drugs often seek help from their family doctors.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Trends of people using drugs and opioid substitute treatment recorded in England and Wales general practice (1994-2012). |
Location: | United States |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0122626 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122626 |
Additional information: | Copyright: © 2015 Davies et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1470087 |
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