| Call # |
SCGH Held |
| Phys. Description |
xxiii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The history of psychoactive substance use and problems and social responses to them -- The epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use and their contribution to the burden of disease -- Behavioural science and addiction -- Public health responses to drug and alcohol use -- Legal framework -- Ethical issues in addiction medicine and bioscience -- Pathways of care -- Substance use in global context: drugs and conflict -- Clinical assessment -- Therapeutic relationship -- Dancing in step - using psychological interventions throughout substance use disorder treatment -- Screening and brief interventions -- Drug testing and biomarkers of alcohol consumption -- Responsible prescribing -- Medico-legal assessment and report writing in addiction medicine -- Intoxication and overdose -- Withdrawal -- Mental health comorbidities -- Physical comorbidities -- Pain management and pharmaceutical opioids -- Pregnancy, infant, and parenting -- Tobacco -- Alcohol use disorders -- Opioids -- Cannabis -- Stimulants, hallucinogens, and related drugs -- Benzodiazepines -- Volatile substance use -- Men and drugs -- Women and drugs -- Adolescents -- There's a tear in my beer: issues for the older patient with alcohol and substance abuse -- Drugs, alcohol, and prisoners -- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians -- Culturally and linguistically diverse groups -- People who inject drugs. |
| Subject |
Substance-Related Disorders.
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Behavior, Addictive.
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| Other Number |
2015513678 |
| Alt Author |
Haber, Paul, editor.
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Day, Carolyn, editor.
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Farrell, Michael (Michael P.), 1956- , editor.
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| ISBN |
9780992518165 (pbk.) |
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0992518164 (pbk.) |
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