[Prescribed drugs - a new crime field?].
The first chapter of the following article discusses measures in terms of substitution treatment of a program of the Austrian Minister of the Interior. The relevance of psychosocial measures and aims of substitution treatment for opioid-dependent patients is illuminated. The abstinence as the only goal definition is modified and by the results of the study PREMOS a target differentiation at addiction work is illustrated. The second chapter addresses the misuse of prescribed drugs. Thereby police report data will be analyzed and the market situation of opioids will be outlined.
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Thomas.Schwarzenbrunner@ooe.gv.at.
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D001317:Austria; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*