dc.contributor.author | Naidoo, Sudeshni | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-11T08:59:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-11T08:59:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Naidoo, S. (2013) Drug-abusing patients - Can I refuse to treat them?. Current Allergy & Clinical immunology, 26 (4) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1609-3607 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1598 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the past few months, there have been increasing
numbers of drug-abusing patients attending my practice.
More recently, an anorexic, very agitated and nervous
20-year-old presented at my consulting rooms requesting
medication for pain. He reported using methamphetamine
(‘tik’) for the better part of 5 years. When he was refused
pain medication he became aggressive and violent towards
staff members. What are my ethical obligations, and can I
refuse to treat patients who abuse drugs? | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | ALLSA | en_US |
dc.rights | Open access journal | |
dc.rights | | |
dc.subject | Drug abuse | en_US |
dc.subject | Patients | en_US |
dc.subject | Treatment | en_US |
dc.title | Drug-abusing patients - Can I refuse to treat them? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.privacy.showsubmitter | false | |
dc.status.ispeerreviewed | true | |
dc.description.accreditation | Department of HE and Training approved list | en_US |