title: How to manage opiate dependence and withdrawal.
abstract: Problematic drug use has received considerable media attention over the past decade. This has raised awareness of the escalation of drug use as well as the complex issues that accompany it. According to the Audit Commission (2002), there were 250,000 known drug users in the UK in 2002 and only half were in treatment. This was considered to be a conservative estimate as not all drug users were willing or able to access treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Bradford.
authors.forename: Gabrielle Tracey
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: McClelland
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009294:Narcotics; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics