Abuse of anorectic drugs

Abstract

SummaryA survey was undertaken to find out which anorectic drugs were most commonly prescribed by general practitioners in the South East London area and what were the side-effects regarded as 'pleasant' or 'unpleasant' by patients. Analysis of data from 330 questionnaires and 527 case records from over a 10-year period of patients attending a Soft Drug Clinic indicated that the stimulant anorectic drugs produced, on the whole, pleasant effects including more energy, feeling of well-being, etc., and were the ones found to be most frequently abused. Fenfluramine, on the other hand, was reported to produce mainly unpleasant side-effects, and no cases of abuse were recorded.ResumeUne etude a ete effectuee dans le Sud-Est de Londres afin de determiner quels etaient les anorexigenes les plus presents par les omnipraticiens et quels etaient les effets secondaires percus comme “agreables” ou “desagreables” par les patients concernes. l'analyse des resultats, obtenus a partir de 330 questionnaires et de 527 dossi...