Title: Drug use in Australia : a harm minimisation approach /
Authors: Hamilton, Margaret; Kellehear, Allan, 1955-; Rumbold, Greg
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Drug abuse Australia Prevention.; Drug abuse Social aspects Australia.; Drugs Australia.; Australia
Abstract: This work looks at the social history of drug use, relating how they have been seen in the USA, UK and Australia. The bio-social and cultural context of drug use is outlined. It also covers the various ways in which a harm minimization approach can be used in responding to drug use.
Contents: 1. Drugs in society: a social history / Ernie Lang. Part I. The bio-social and cultural context of drug use. 2. The pharmacological dimension of psychoactive drugs / Greg Whelan -- 3. The epidemiology of Australian drug use / Anne-Marie Laslett and Greg Rumbold -- 4. Grand theories of drug use / Allan Kellehear and Stefan Cvetkovski -- 5. The social context of drug use / Michelle Keenan -- 6. The private world of the drug user: psychological theories of problem drug use / Bridget Fitzgerald -- 7. Alcohol and Aboriginal society: is racism dead in the alcohol and drug field? / Jenny Davis -- 8. Hannah's story: perspectives on women's drug use / Nadine Ezard -- 9. Adolescent substance use / Peta Odgers.