title: Doctor shopping.
abstract: Many patients attending a drug and alcohol treatment service reported doctor shopping for benzodiazepines as "all too easy". How, we asked, could this activity be recognised and countered? This paper describes this activity and the attitude of some of the doctors affected by it.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Alcohol and Drug Services, Royal Brisbane Hospital.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klienschmidt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caught
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D015897:Comorbidity; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011793:Queensland; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines