Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 2 Issue 4

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Alcohol and other drug use issues in Australia: no place to hide

Charlotte de Crespigny

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use is common worldwide. There is a wide spectrum of AOD issues that pose a major threat to public health, safety and the wellbeing of communities…

Mapping the role of nurses in Methadone Substitution Therapy (MST) programmes across Europe: core competencies

C. Clancy, A. Oyefeso, A. Ghodse

The World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses (WHO/ICN, 1991) broadly define addiction nurses' roles into eight domains that suggest a set of core…

People who enjoy drinking: findings from a survey of British adults

Moira Plant, Martin Plant, William Mason

This paper reports some of the findings from a survey of 2,027 British adults that was conducted in 2000. This investigation examined self‐reported alcohol consumption and the…

‘Work discussion groups’ for substance misuse professionals: what are they and why are they important?

Martin Weegmann

The concept of work discussion groups, originating with Michael Balint, is explained. The contribution of such groups to substance misuse services is explained and three examples…

ISSN:

1745-9265

Online date, start – end:

2001 – 2022

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Editors:

  • Dr Axel Klein
  • Mr Blaine Stothard
  • Dr Aysel Sultan