Changing Perspectives on Alcohol and Drug Problems
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Drug and Alcohol Review
- Vol. 5 (1) , 41-45
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09595238680000091
Abstract
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.Keywords
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