Only 1 in 30 Aboriginal patients with alcohol dependency prescribed meds: study
GPs could play a greater role in alcohol dependence treatment, says Professor Mark Harris.
Just one in 30 Indigenous patients with likely alcohol dependency are prescribed medication for relapse prevention, according to Australian-first research.
The year-long study involving some 53,000 First Nations patients aged 15 and over suggests 1.6% are classified ‘likely dependent’ based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test — Consumption (AUDIT-C).
