July 28, 1998 / le 28 juillet 1998

CMAJ 1998; 159(2)

© 1998 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

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Editor's preface Mot du rédacteur en chef

Couverture : Les problèmes d'usage abusif de drogues et d'alcool persistent au Canada. Les médecins s'efforcent de contrer les répercussions sociales de ces abus (page 169), mais lorsque les médicaments prescrits continuent à approvisionner le marché noir (pages 139, 149), ils deviennent malgré eux participants à ces échanges illicites. Cover: Drug and alcohol abuse is a continuing problem in Canada. Physicians work hard to counteract the social impacts of abuse (page 169), but with prescription drugs still making their way onto the black market (pages 139, 149), they become unwilling participants in this trade.

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News and analysis ˇ Nouvelles et analyses Canadian MDs deliver water to parched Ethiopia CMAJ is Canada's most cited medical journal The health sciences are for you too, minority students told Asian women and the C-section Cool sites Fitness-to-drive reports: Will Ontario doctors soon breathe easier? Release of Nigerian MD pleases CMA, other groups Sales of patented drugs increase, prices remain steady

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Letters ˇ Correspondance Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants Presumed consent? Let's not be presumptuous!, G.C. Webster; F. Baylis Where's the evidence for home care?, A. Byrne; response: S.M. MacLeod Connaître les codes d'éthique et les appliquer, B.L. Poulin; réponse: K.M. Flegel Alternatives to blood transfusion are risky too, A. Laupacis; response: J.M. Thomas Reuse of single-use medical supplies?, D.J. Doyle Lashing out against the term "whiplash", J.R. Sloan

	Evidence ˇ Études
139	The street value of prescription drugs, A. Sajan, T. Corneil, S. Grzybowski [full text / résumé]
143	Profile of residents in unlicensed homes for the aged in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, G. Bravo, M. Charpentier, M.-F. Dubois, P. De Wals, A. Émond [abstract / résumé]

	Editorials ˇ Éditoriaux
149	The news on the street: prescription drugs on the black market, B. Goldman [full text]
151	Market forces and vulnerable elderly people: Who cares?, E. Shapiro [full text]
153	Forget cloning sheep and pay attention to China, P. MacLeod, F.C. Fraser [full text]
156	Hemochromatosis: clinical implications of genetic testing, P.C. Adams [full text]

	Education ˇ Éducation
159	Bioethics for clinicians: 15. Quality end-of-life care, P.A. Singer, N. MacDonald [full text / résumé]

	Public health ˇ Santé publique
163	Before lightning strikes, N. Bains, J. Hoey [full text]

	Features ˇ Chroniques
165	The private sector invades medicare's home town, C. Gray [full text / en bref]
168	New clinics will help soldiers deal with after-effects of overseas service, N. Robb [full text]
169	Vancouver's "vision of hell" requires special type of MD, D. Jones [full text / en bref]

173	On_the_Net@cma.ca ˇ Sur_le_Net@cma.ca    Computer viruses: Immunize yourself!

	Pulse ˇ Médicogramme
200	Melanoma's toll is on the rise / Le mélanome : bilan à la hausse

ISSN 0820-3946 159(2) 121-200 (1998)