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30/06/04 by Paul McGeown & David Helliwell
Benzodiazepines are a useful class of drugs, widely used for their sedative, anxiolytic more... |
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30/06/04 by Paul McGeown & David Helliwell
Benzodiazepines are a useful class of drugs, widely used for their sedative, anxiolytic more... |
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14/05/04 Jenni PrinceConsumption of pethidine in Australia ranks higher than in other countries of similar economic profile1. NSW Health authoriti more... |
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20/02/04 Dr Dan EwaldPart 2: GPs and nicotine replacement therapy
As highlighted in part one of this article, spending some time helping our pa more... |
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20/12/03 Dr Dan EwaldThe top four causes of disease burden (combination of mortality and morbidity) in Australia are ischaemic heart disease, stro more... |
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20/12/03 Dr Dan EwaldThe top four causes of disease burden (combination of mortality and morbidity) in Australia are ischaemic heart disease, stro more... |
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20/12/03 Dr Dan EwaldThe top four causes of disease burden (combination of mortality and morbidity) in Australia are ischaemic heart disease, stro more... |
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20/12/03 Dr Dan EwaldThe top four causes of disease burden (combination of mortality and morbidity) in Australia are ischaemic heart disease, stro more... |
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17/12/02 Gareth DanielsIn 2000, the Commonwealth Department of Health commissioned a study into the economic effectiveness of needle and syringe pro more... |
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20/06/02 Not only is nicotine an addictive drug, but current marketing (eg. sports sponsorship and incidental appearances in movies) a more... |
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23/03/02 Contents
The use and abuse of benzodiazepines
History
Is the status quo OK?
Diagnosis and intervention
Reveailing all more... |
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23/03/02 Training GPs, particularly in the field of alcohol and drug related problems, is not an easy task (1).
Several studies fro more... |
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23/03/02 Author's Note: I acknowledge that the following is controversial. This article was written early in 1998. Since then my view more... |
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23/03/02 Contents
Why treat heroin problems?
What is methadone?
Models of methadone programs: Far North Coast NSW
How does a GP be more... |
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23/03/02 On July 24, members of Lismore Base Hospital's departments of anaesthesia, general practice, intensive care and medical admi more... |
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23/03/02 Letter to the Editor
There has been much media speculation in Australia about the rapid detoxification (RD) process now be more... |
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23/03/02 Contents
Does methadone cause deterioration of the teeth and the bones?
Can it cause overdose?
Is it just a free fix?
Do more... |
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23/03/02 "Contemporary Lessons of an Old Classsic"
Review by Dr Andrew Byrne
Written in 1821, this is an intense and pertinent more... |
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23/03/02 A recent medicinal cannabis study has shown that doctors were the most common health professional patients told about their m more... |
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23/03/02 Professor Jim Rankin, Northern Rivers Area Health Service senior staff specialist in D&A, was at the NSW State's historic dr more... |
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23/03/02 Four clinical interview questions, the CAGE questions (1), have proved useful in helping to make a diagnosis of alcoholism. W more... |
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23/03/02 The aversive agent disulfiram was for a long time the only drug used to treat alcohol dependence. More recently the use of na more... |
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23/03/02 GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), also known as GBH, grievous bodily harm, fantasy, liquid ecstasy, liquid E, or liquid X has been more... |
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20/02/00 Campral (acamprosate calcium) is indicated as a therapy to maintain abstinence in alcohol dependent patients. It should be co more... |
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20/06/98 Dr Andrew ByrneAndrew Byrne is a medical writer and practising GP, specialising in drug and alcohol medicine. He practises in Redfern, Sydney. He is author of: "Methadone in the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction" and 'Addict in the Family'.
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