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

• Autore: Sherman John
• Pubblicazione: Melbourne, Australia : , : Michelle Anderson Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.2930994
• Soggetto topico: Drug abuse - Australia; Drug addiction - Australia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): ValentaTom
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Drug addiction in Australia
• ISBN: 0-85572-446-3; 0-85572-445-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460182803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II