Table 3.
Opinions about treating non-prescription medicine dependence.
| Strongly Disagree or Disagree | Neutral | Agree or Strongly Agree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement (n = 83) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) |
| I would feel more comfortable treating illicit drug dependence than OTC medicine dependence. | 39.8 | (33) | 31.3 | (26) | 28.9 | (24) |
| I would feel more comfortable treating OTC medicine dependence than illicit drug dependence. | 57.8 | (48) | 36.1 | (30) | 6.0 | (5) |
| It would be just as challenging to treat OTC medicine dependence as it would be to treat illicit drug dependence. | 13.3 | (11) | 18.1 | (15) | 68.7 | (57) |
| Substance misuse treatment services should provide treatment for OTC medicine dependence. | 6.0 | (5) | 13.3 | (11) | 80.7 | (67) |
| GPs should provide treatment for OTC medicine dependence. | 20.5 | (17) | 18.1 | (15) | 61.4 | (51) |
| Pharmacists should provide treatment for OTC medicine dependence. | 32.5 | (27) | 24.1 | (20) | 43.4 | (36) |
| Substance misuse treatment services are better equipped to treat OTC medicine dependence than GPs. | 15.7 | (13) | 24.1 | (20) | 60.2 | (50) |
| GPs are better equipped to treat OTC medicine dependence than substance misuse treatment services. | 63.9 | (53) | 25.3 | (21) | 10.8 | (9) |
| The consequences of OTC medicine dependence can be as severe as those of illicit drug dependence. | 14.5 | (12) | 4.8 | (4) | 80.7 | (67) |
| People with OTC medicine dependence are a different client group than those with illicit drug dependence. | 20.5 | (17) | 31.3 | (26) | 48.2 | (40) |
Note: GPs: General Practitioners; OTC: over-the-counter. The most frequently indicated responses are presented in bold.