British journal of addiction
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Information was abstracted from the hospital notes of 144 doctors who had received treatment for drug and alcohol dependency. These problems affect those in every specialty, and at all degrees of seniority. Over half came into treatment following medical referral. ⋯ Of the 83 subjects who were misusing drugs, only four had ever used blackmarket supplies. Psychotropic agents are readily available to doctors, but the consequences of this are not addressed. Those who develop dependency suffer a delay of years before reaching help.