title: The dual use of opioids and temazepam by drug injectors in Glasgow (Scotland).
abstract: In recent years much attention has been drawn to the use of buprenorphine (Temgesic) by heroin injectors in Glasgow and elsewhere. Glasgow has also witnessed a parallel increase in use of the benzodiazapine temazepam, often used as a 'cocktail' with buprenorphine. This paper presents new evidence that, although buprenorphine use among Glasgow drug injectors may now be declining, the use of temazepam-opioid cocktails has continued.
authors.affiliation: Addiction Research Group, (ARGUS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farquhar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gemmell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shewan
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002047:Buprenorphine; D015897:Comorbidity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011329:Prisoners; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013693:Temazepam; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D002047:Buprenorphine; D013693:Temazepam