title: Heroin misusers: what they think of their general practitioners.
abstract: One hundred and sixteen heroin misusers were assessed at hospital clinics regarding their contact with General Practitioners (GPs), their routes of referral and their estimation of GP reaction to a consultation regarding heroin misuse. Thirty-nine (25%) had not previously contacted their GPs for drug misuse; 103 (89%) approached the specialized clinics through means other than a GP; the reported, or anticipated, responses concerning GP attitudes were generally unfavourable. Lack of training and support for GPs are remediable explanations for the findings.
authors.affiliation: Mersey Regional Alcohol and Drug Dependence Unit, Countess of Chester Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Telfer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clulow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation