Table of Contents

       Part 1: General Issues


History of Drug Use and Drug Policy Responses—Margaret Hamilton & Gavin Cape

Why Do People Use Drugs?—Ross Young & Gerald Feeney

Medical and Psychosocial Problems—John Saunders & Ross Young

Assessment and Diagnosis—John Saunders & Ross Young

Identifying Treatment Options—Gary Hulse, Jason White & Katherine Conigrave

Part 2: Specific Substances

Opioids—Ross Young, John Saunders, Gary Hulse, Stuart McLean, Jenny Martin & Geoff Robinson

Tobacco—Stuart McLean, Robyn Richmond, Olga Lopatko, John Saunders & Ross Young

Central Nervous System Stimulants—Noeline Latt, Jason White, Stuart McLean, Simon Lenton, Ross Young & John Saunders

Cannabis—Fraser Todd, Stuart McLean, Henry Krum, Jennifer Martin & Jan Copeland

Alcohol—Olga Lapatko, Stuart McLean, John Saunders, Ross Young, Geoff Robinson & Katherine Conigrave

Sedative-Hypnotics—Gavin Cape, Gary Hulse, Geoff Robinson, Stuart McLean, John Saunders, Ross Young & Jennifer Martin

Hallucinogens—Jason White, Jennifer Martin, Henry Krum, Stuart McLean, Ross Young & John Saunders

Part 3: Specific Populations

The Injecting Drug User—Gary Hulse, Maria Basso & Alex Wodak

The Poly-Drug User—Ken Curry & Stan Theodorou

Adolescence—Doug Sellman & Daryle Deering

Women and Substance Abuse—Glenys Dore

An Approach to Substance Misuse Problems among Indigenous Australians—Dennis Gray, Sherry Saggers, Gary Hulse & David Atkinson

Working with Mäori who have Alcohol and Drug-related Problems—Paul Robertson, Terry Huriwai, Tuari Potiki, Rosemary Friend & Mason Durie

The Elderly—Moira Sim, Mary Surveyor & Gary Hulse

Coexisting Alcohol and Drug Use and Mental Health Disorders—Fraser Todd

Professional Issues—Moira Sim, Eric Khong, Gary Hulse, Rosemary Friend & Gavin Cape

Index