title: Alternative ways of using and abusing drugs and complicity of doctors.
abstract: Many drugs that have been prescribed by doctors are not taken as directed. Altered dose, frequency and route of administration may lead to misuse of drugs that have been prescribed in good faith. Awareness of the abuse potential of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs is the first point of intervention, followed by monitoring of each doctor's practice.
authors.affiliation: National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winstock
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strang
mesh_terms: D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004347:Drug Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*