Record Nr.

UNINA9910460182803321

Autore

Sherman John

Titolo

Drug addiction in Australia / / Dr. John Sherman & Tom Valenta

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Melbourne, Australia : , : Michelle Anderson Publishing, , 2015
©2015

ISBN

0-85572-446-3

0-85572-445-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Disciplina

362.2930994

Soggetti

Drug abuse - Australia

Drug addiction - Australia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 Footscray, a western suburb of Melbourne. The book comprises a series of stories told through the eyes of drug addicts, their families, healthcare professionals, policy makers and legislators, law enforcement officials and researchers. It traces the history of drugs of dependence, community and govern