Part 1. General issues: History of drug use and drug policy responses -- Why do people use drugs? -- Medical and psychosocial problems -- Assessment and diagnosis -- Identifying treatment options -- Part 2: Specific substances: Opioids -- Tobacco -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Cannabis -- Alcohol -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Hallucinogens -- Part 3. Specific populations: The injecting drug user -- The poly-drug user -- Adolescence -- Women and substance abuse -- An approach to substance misuse problems among indigenous Australians -- Working with M♯ôri who have alcohol and drug-related problems -- The elderly -- Coexisting alcohol and drug use and mental health disorders -- Professional issues
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includesbiographical references and index
Notes
Also available in an electronic version in June 2004 via the Internet at the pbulisher's home page: http://au.oup.com
