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The findings confirm that addicts are still at higher risk of suicide than the general population and that prescribed drugs, notably antidepressants and methadone, influence this heightened risk.

Background: Studies of psychological stress among substance misuse professionals rarely describe the nature of burnout and psychological morbidity. The main aim of this study was to determine the extent, pattern and predictors of psychological morbidity and burnout among substance misuse professionals.

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It is strongly recommended that treatment services should be more responsive to the need for careful prescribing, dispensing and administration of substitute medication to teenage addicts in their care. The development of needs-led, case-sensitive treatment services for young addicts is indicated.