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Changing Perspectives on Alcohol and Drug Problems
Author(s) -
Saunders John B.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238680000091
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , drug , illicit drug , psychology , psychiatry , engineering ethics , medicine , criminology , engineering
An outline is presented of the extent of the drug and alcohol problem in Australia today and the relative contribution of legal and illicit drugs is discussed. The impact of these problems on clinical practice is highlighted and the importance of detection and benefit of intervention emphasised. The different perspectives with which health professionals approach these problems are presented in an historical overview, and modern concepts of drug (and alcohol) “dependence” and related “disabilities” are described.