Drug Addiction in Australia.

This book is a comprehensive and clinically objective review of drug abuse and addiction in Australia. It is written to appeal to families, educators, policy makers, students, healthcare professionals and drug users. It is based on the knowledge and experience of Dr John Sherman and his clinic in Fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Valenta, Tom
Other Authors: Sherman, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Sydney : Michelle Anderson Publishing, 2015.
Subjects:
Drug addiction > Australia.
Drug addicts > Australia.
Drug abuse > Australia.
Substance-Related Disorders > rehabilitation
Drug Users > legislation & jurisprudence
Drug and Narcotic Control > legislation & jurisprudence
Toxicomanie > Australie.
Toxicomanes > Australie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Drug abuse.
Drug addiction.
Drug addicts.
Australia
Australia.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE
  • 1. At the Clinic
  • 2. Heroin: All That is Evil?
  • 3. Everybody's Problem
  • 4. How Do I Protect My Kids?
  • 5. The New Patient
  • 6. A Daily Commitment or Payday and Saturday?
  • 7. It's Not Just the Drugs
  • 8. Ripples and Muddy Ponds
  • 9. On the Front Line
  • 10. Lives Lost, Lives at Risk
  • 11. Methadone and Other Treatments
  • 12. So You Want to Kick the Habit?
  • 13. Towards a Better Place
  • 14. Speaking from Experience
  • 15. Drugs, Crime and the Law
  • 16. The Legacy of Vietnam
  • 17. The Unanswered Questions
  • POSTSCRIPT: The Trainto Footscray
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • FURTHER READING
  • Endnotes.

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