Management of Alcohol and Drug Problems clearly and succinctly addresses the need for an up-to-date resource on this topic. The book's main goal is to introduce the student or practitioner to the fundamentals of alcohol and drug misuse as applied to a clinical setting—complete with assessment, diagnostic and management strategies and tools. It provides scholarly information in an understandable and readable format, written by Australian and New Zealand experts in the field. Uniquely it integrates theoretical background with clinical practice. A clinical focus is maintained throughout the book and this is complemented with a thorough grounding in the theory, research and sciences as pertains to alcohol and drug use. Case histories are used to illustrate important clinical issues and key practice points are presented to help guide the reader further. For those people wishing to delve deeper into this domain there are suggestions for further reading.

       Part 1: General Issues

1. History of Drug Use and Drug Policy Responses—Margaret Hamilton & Gavin Cape
   
2. Why Do People Use Drugs?—Ross Young & Gerald Feeney
   
3. Medical and Psychosocial Problems—John Saunders & Ross Young
   
4. Assessment and Diagnosis—John Saunders & Ross Young
   
5. Identifying Treatment Options—Gary Hulse, Jason White & Katherine Conigrave
   
   Part 2: Specific Substances
   
6. Opioids—Ross Young, John Saunders, Gary Hulse, Stuart McLean, Jenny Martin & Geoff Robinson
   
7. Tobacco—Stuart McLean, Robyn Richmond, Olga Lopatko, John Saunders & Ross Young
   
8. Central Nervous System Stimulants—Noeline Latt, Jason White, Stuart McLean, Simon Lenton, Ross Young & John Saunders
   
9. Cannabis—Fraser Todd, Stuart McLean, Henry Krum, Jennifer Martin & Jan Copeland
   
10. Alcohol—Olga Lapatko, Stuart McLean, John Saunders, Ross Young, Geoff Robinson & Katherine Conigrave
    
11. Sedative-Hypnotics—Gavin Cape, Gary Hulse, Geoff Robinson, Stuart McLean, John Saunders, Ross Young & Jennifer Martin
    
12. Hallucinogens—Jason White, Jennifer Martin, Henry Krum, Stuart McLean, Ross Young & John Saunders
    
    Part 3: Specific Populations
    
13. The Injecting Drug User—Gary Hulse, Maria Basso & Alex Wodak
    
14. The Poly-Drug User—Ken Curry & Stan Theodorou
    
15. Adolescence—Doug Sellman & Daryle Deering
    
16. Women and Substance Abuse—Glenys Dore
    
17. An Approach to Substance Misuse Problems among Indigenous Australians—Dennis Gray, Sherry Saggers, Gary Hulse & David Atkinson
    
18. Working with Mäori who have Alcohol and Drug-related Problems—Paul Robertson, Terry Huriwai, Tuari Potiki, Rosemary Friend & Mason Durie
    
19. The Elderly—Moira Sim, Mary Surveyor & Gary Hulse
    
20. Coexisting Alcohol and Drug Use and Mental Health Disorders—Fraser Todd
    
21. Professional Issues—Moira Sim, Eric Khong, Gary Hulse, Rosemary Friend & Gavin Cape
    
    Index

Gary Hulse , Associate Professor, Head of Research and Education in Drugs and Alcohol, University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, University of Western Australia

Jason White , Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Adelaide University, Australia

Gavin Cape , Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago and Medical Director, Community Alcohol and Drug Service, Dunedin, New Zealand