Written by leading experts, Drug Use in Australian Society, Second Edition brings together all the relevant concepts, theories and practices pertinent to understanding alcohol and other drug use in Australian society. It introduces the history of drug use in Australian society and outlines theoretical perspectives. It also explores: the rates of drug use and harms, drug use as framed in the media and popular culture, drugs and the internet, and public policy responses to drug use, including prevention, treatment, legal issues, regulation and policing.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Ryder, Walker & Salmon, Drug Use & Drug Related Harm Second Edition, IP Communications, 2006
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Oxford University Press Australia
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Produkt-Hinweis
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Höhe: 236 mm
Breite: 165 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-0-19-030645-8 (9780190306458)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Alison Ritter is the Director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) and Deputy Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales.
Trevor King is the Director of Programs at UnitingCare ReGen Alcohol and Drug Service.
Nicole Lee is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University and director at 360Edge, a specialist consultancy for service and workforce development in the alcohol and other drug sector.
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Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP)Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), University of New South Wales, Australia
Deputy Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP)Deputy Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), University of New South Wales, Australia
Adjunct Associate Professor, National Drug Research InstituteAdjunct Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Australia
1. Introduction 2. Historical Perspectives on Drug Use and their Possible Implications for the Future 3. Epidemiology: Analysing Patterns of Drug Use and Harms 4. Frameworks for Understanding Drug Use and Societal Responses 5. Images of Drugs in Popular Culture 6. Drugs and the Internet 7. Primary Prevention for Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Australian Adolescents 8. Harm Reduction: Reducing the Harms from Drug Use 9. Drug Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy Treatments 10. Psychosocial Treatments for Drug Problems 11. Drug Laws and Regulations 12. Drug Law Enforcement: Reducing the Supply of Drugs 13. Making Drugs Policy: Policy Models and Influences on Policy Processes
