Drugs and Public Health focuses on two key areas:: an overview of existing practice responses to alcohol and other drug use, and the identification of emerging innovations in practice. It covers a range of drug types, populations and areas of intervention, and draws on psychological, sociological and environmental perspectives.
The evolution of alcohol and other drug research, policy and practice in Australia; PART ONE: ENGAGING COMMUNITIES; Engaging the community in responding to alcohol-related problems; Faith, love and theory: peer-led interventions for party drug users; From platitudes to policies: the evolving response to substance misuse in Australia; Changing workplace cultures: an integrated model for the prevention and treatment of alcohol-related problems; 20 years of primary health care: the Kirketon Road Centre; PART TWO: APPROACHING TREATMENT; Everything old is new again: the application of drug treatment to the emerging challenge of methamphetamine use and dependence; Harm reduction for smokers: targeting those who dont quit; Patient-centeredness and opioid substitution; Drug diversion: an intersection between law enforcement and public health approaches to the control of illicit drug use; Effective practice for young people experiencing alcohol and other drug-related harm; Dual diagnosis: dual disorders or a dual system?; PART THREE: EVOLVING PRACTICE; We are family: ICON, a model for effective peer-based outreach targeting marginalised injecting drug users; Sex, drugs and an evening stroll: community development through the arts; Supervised injecting facilities and the Sydney experience; PART FOUR: TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE; Working with windows: translating drug research into drug policy; Working with the media on alcohol and other drug issues: the Australian Experience;
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