Drug Use in Australia Preventing Harm

by Hamilton, Margaret; King, Trevor; Ritter, Alison

• ISBN13: 9780195514803
• ISBN10: 0195514807
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

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. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Authors	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Preface	xii
Acronyms	xvi
1 Drugs in Society: A Social History	1	(16)
Ernie Lang
PART 1-The Bio-social and Cultural Context of Drug Use
2 The Pharmacological Dimension of Psychoactive Drugs	17	(16)
Greg Whelan
3 The Epidemiology of Australian Drug Use	33	(20)
Paul Dietze, Anne-Marie Laslett, and Greg Rumbold
4 Grand Theories of Drug Use	53	(11)
Allan Kellehear and Stefan Cvetkovski
5 The Social Context of Drug Use	64	(11)
Michelle Keenan
6 Psychological Theories of Drug Use and Dependence	75	(14)
Nicole Lee
7 Alcohol and Aboriginal Society: Heavy Drinking and Allied Responses	89	(13)
Lynda Berends
8 Women and Drugs	102	(14)
Susan Donath
9 Adolescent Substance Use	116	(13)
Yvonne Bonomo
PART 2-Responding to Drug Use and Problem Drug Use
10 Addressing Drug Problems: The Case for Harm Minimisation	129	(15)
Margaret Hamilton and Greg Rumbold
11 Law Enforcement and Harm Minimisation	144	(15)
Jozica J. Kutin and Silvia Alberti
12 Preventing Drug-Related Harm	159	(23)
Margaret Hamilton
13 Community Approaches	182	(11)
Mark Patterson
14 Developing the Drug and Alcohol Workforce: Our Biggest Challenge?	193	(13)
Trevor King
15 Harm Reduction with Problem Users	206	(15)
Nick Lintzeris and Phoebe Spry-Bailey
16 Specialist Interventions in Treating Clients with Alcohol and Drug Problems	221	(15)
Alison Ritter and Nick Lintzeris
17 Pharmacotherapy Maintenance Treatment	236	(9)
Alison Ritter and Nick Lintzeris
18 Contemporary Issues and Challenges for the Future	245	(14)
Margaret Hamilton, Alison Ritter, Trevor King, and Renée Otmar
19 Demystifying the Language of Drugs: A Select Glossary of Terms	259	(19)
Paul Dietze, Amanda Lanagan, David Thornton, and Paul Gardiner
Bibliography	278	(35)
Index	313