G. Hussein Rassool

Alcohol and Drug Misuse (eBook, PDF)

A Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition of an invaluable comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to working with substance misusers. Fully updated, topics include: evidence-based pharmacological interventions; recent global strategies in alcohol and drug; dual diagnosis and women; shisha smoking; and current statistics on prevalence of drug and alcohol misuse.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315395494
• Artikelnr.: 50417699

Autorenporträt

G. Hussein Rassool is Professor of Psychology and Islamic Psychology, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Head of the Department of Psychology, Islamic Online University. He is also an independent consultant in addiction and mental health, and Clinical Consultant and Executive Director of the Islamic Online University Counselling Service.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures and tables, Preface to the second edition, Preface,
Structure of the book, Acknowledgements PART 1. Alcohol and drugs and
global policy initiatives 1. Introduction to substance use and misuse 2.
Self-awareness and attitude 3. Historical overview 4. Models and theories
of addiction 5. Nature of addiction 6. Global policy initiatives and
strategy in alcohol and drug PART 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, electronic nicotine delivery systems and
Shisha smoking PART 3. Special issues and populations 14 Drug-related
infections 15. Alcohol and drug use in women 16. Mental health problems and
substance misuse: comorbidity 17. Alcohol and drug misuse in culturally and
linguistically diverse communities 18. Vulnerable people: the elderly and
homeless and alcohol and drug misuse 19. Young people: alcohol and drug
misuse PART 4. Role, prevention and strategies for change 20. Generic role
in response to alcohol and drug misuse 21. Public health approaches to
substance misuse 22. Strategies in helping people to change 23. Working
with diversity: cultural competence. PART 5. Care planning and intervention
strategies 24. Framework for assessment, risk assessment and screening 25.
Care planning: principles and practice evaluation 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: health interventions.
32. Competence and professional development Index