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Mullin, A, McAuley, RJ, Watts, DJ, Crome, IB and Bloor, RN (2008) Awareness of the need for safe storage of methadone at home is not improved by the use of protocols on recording information giving. Harm Reduction Journal, 5. 15 -?. ISSN 1477-7517

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Abstract

Methadone is a synthetic, narcotic analgesic used in the treatment of drug misuse. Tragedies involving children being poisoned by the accidental ingestion of methadone are no longer a rare occurrence. Following an audit of the effectiveness of the provision and recall of information to patients attending an NHS Methadone Clinic a protocol was introduced to ensure that staff documented the provision of such information and patients gave a written confirmation that they had received the information.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: methadone, storage, home
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 23 Oct 2014 08:52
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2020 09:06
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/19

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