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• Title:Alcohol and drug misuse : a handbook for students and health professionals / G. Hussein Rassool.
  
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• Author/Creator:Rassool, G. Hussein.
  
• Published/Created:London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WM270 .R228 2009
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Substance abuse--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  Alcoholism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Medical Subjects: Substance-Related Disorders.
  Harm Reduction.
  Health Policy.
  Substance-Related Disorders--prevention & control.
  
• Description:xiii, 457 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0415409659 (hbk)
  9780415409674 (pbk)
  0415409675 (pbk)
  9780415409650 (hbk)
  
• Contents:Pt. 1. Overview of substance misuse and policy initiatives
  1. Introduction to substance use and misuse
  2. Self-awareness and attitude
  3. Historical overview
  4. Theories of addiction
  5. Nature of addiction
  6. Policy initiatives and strategy in alcohol and drug use
  Pt. 2. Psychoactive substances
  7. Alcohol
  8. Opiates
  9. Cannabis
  10. Stimulants: amphetamines, cocaine and khat
  11. Hallucinogens
  12. Anabolic steroids, amyl and butyl nitrite, hypno-sedatives, volatile substances, over-the-counter drugs, smart and eco-drugs
  13. Nicotine addiction
  Pt. 3. Special issues and populations
  14. Blood-borne infections
  15. Alcohol and drug use in women
  16. Psychiatric disorders and substance misuse (dual diagnosis)
  17. Alcohol and drug misuse in Black and ethnic minority communities
  18. Vulnerable people: elderly and homeless people and alcohol and drug misuse
  19. Young people: alcohol and drug misuse
  Pt. 4. Role, prevention and strategies for change
  20. Generic role in response to alcohol and drug misuse
  21. Prevention and health education approaches to substance misuse
  22. Strategies in helping people to change
  23. Working with diversity: cultural competence
  Pt. 5. Care planning and intervention strategies
  24. Framework for assessment, risk assessment and screening
  25. Care planning: principles and practice
  26. Psychosocial and pharmacological interventions
  27. Harm reduction approach
  28. Intoxication and overdose: health interventions
  29. Drug misuse: pharmacological and psychosocial interventions
  30. Alcohol misuse: pharmacological and psychosocial interventions
  31. Smoking cessation: healthcare interventions
  32. Competence and professional development.