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Drug use in Australia : preventing harm / edited by Margaret Hamilton, Trevor King, Alison Ritter ; in association with Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre.
Van Pelt Library HV5840.A8 D79 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug abuse--Australia.
- Drug abuse.
- Australia.
- Drug abuse--Australia--Prevention.
- Substance-Related Disorders--prevention & control.
- Public Policy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Substance-Related Disorders--prevention & control.
- Australia.
- Public Policy.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- South Melbourne, Vic. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- Drug Use in Australia: Preventing Harm examines policy, prevention, and treatment responses to drug use, and details the social, economic, and political contexts of these approaches. Key sociological, historical, and psychological theories are described, with attention to social groups such as Aboriginal people, young people, and women. The book draws together the historical, policy, treatment, and cultural issues of drugs and drug use, and includes community responses. It represents the most recent and up-to-date thinking and research across a broad range of drug issues affecting Australian society. The second edition of this highly regarded book has been substantially revised and updated in response to changes in the field and includes changes to drugs and drug use, treatments, and strategic approaches to policy and practice in Australian drug prevention. In challenging the prevailing and simplistic views about drugs and drug use in Australia, this unique and always engaging book offers insights into contemporary and emerging issues. Drug Use in Australia is the ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students. It is also recommended for practitioners working in public health and allied disciplines such as welfare and law enforcement.
- Contents:
- 1 Drugs in Society: A Social History / Ernie Lang 1
- Part 1 The Bio-social and Cultural Context of Drug Use
- 2 The Pharmacological Dimension of Psychoactive Drugs / Greg Whelan 17
- 3 The Epidemiology of Australian Drug Use / Paul Dietze, Anne-Marie Laslett, Greg Rumbold 33
- 4 Grand Theories of Drug Use / Allan Kellehear, Stefan Cvetkovski 53
- 5 The Social Context of Drug Use / Michelle Keenan 64
- 6 Psychological Theories of Drug Use and Dependence / Nicole Lee 75
- 7 Alcohol and Aboriginal Society: Heavy Drinking and Allied Responses / Lynda Berends 89
- 8 Women and Drugs / Susan Donath 102
- 9 Adolescent Substance Use / Yvonne Bonomo 116
- Part 2 Responding to Drug Use and Problem Drug Use
- 10 Addressing Drug Problems: The Case for Harm Minimisation / Margaret Hamilton, Greg Rumbold 129
- 11 Law Enforcement and Harm Minimisation / Jozica J. Kutin, Silvia Alberti 144
- 12 Preventing Drug-Related Harm / Margaret Hamilton 159
- 13 Community Approaches / Mark Patterson 182
- 14 Developing the Drug and Alcohol Workforce: Our Biggest Challenge? / Trevor King 193
- 15 Harm Reduction with Problem Users / Nick Lintzeris, Phoebe Spry-Bailey 206
- 16 Specialist Interventions in Treating Clients with Alcohol and Drug Problems / Alison Ritter, Nick Lintzeris 221
- 17 Pharmacotherapy Maintenance Treatment / Alison Ritter, Nick Lintzeris 236
- 18 Contemporary Issues and Challenges for the Future / Margaret Hamilton, Alison Ritter, Trevor King, Renee Otmar 245
- 19 Demystifying the Language of Drugs: A Select Glossary of Terms / Paul Dietze, Amanda Lanagan, David Thornton, Paul Gardiner 259.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195514807
- OCLC:
- 54035699
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