Affiliation:
1. Academic GPST3, Birmingham City GP Training Scheme, Birmingham
Abstract
In recent years there has been a growing concern among patients and clinicians about dependence on prescription medication. Reports of an ‘opioid epidemic’ in the United States have sparked fears of a similar problem arising in the UK. This article will explore how clinicians can assess and manage the risks of medication with potential for abuse.
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science