Drug use in australia preventing harm (2nd ed )

Drug Use in Australia illustrates the policy, preventive and treatment responses to drug use, and details the social and political implications of these approaches. Part One outlines the biosocial and cultural context of drug use. Part Two examines the various ways that a harm minimisation approach can be used in response to drug use.

1: Drugs in Society: A Social History, Part. Part 1: The Bio.Social and Cultural Context of Drug Use, 2: The Pharmacological Dimension of Psychosocial Drugs, 3: The Epidemiology of Australian Drug Use, 4: Grand Theories of Drug Use, 5: The Social Context of Drug Use, 6: Psychological Theories of Drug Use and Dependence, 7: Alcohol and Aboriginal Society: Heavy Drinking and Allied Responses, 8: Women and Drugs, 9: Youth Drug Use, Part. Part 2: Responding to Drug Use and Problem Drug Use. 10: Addressing Drug Problems: The Case for Harm Minimisation, 11: Law Enforcement and Harm Minimisation, 12: Preventing Drug-Related Harm, 13: Community Approaches, 14: Developing the Drug and Alcohol Workforce: Our Biggest Challenge?, 15: Harm Reduction with Problem Users, 16: Specialist Interventions in Treating Clients with Alcohol and Drug Problems, 17: Pharmacotherapy Maintenance Treatment, 18: Contemporary Issues and Challenges for the Future, 19: Demystifying the Language of Drugs: A Select Glossary of Terms