Alcohol and young people - National Drug and Alcohol ...

purchasing or drinking alcohol until the age of 21, whereas in some European countries, including Germany and Portugal, low alcohol beverages such as beer and wine can be legally bought and consumed from the age of 16. How many young people drink alcohol in Australia? According to the 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, close to one-third

  Strategy, Alcohols

trauma + substance use

trAumA And substAnCe use • Some people increase their use of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs to cope with how they are feeling after experiencing trauma. This is often called ‘self-medication’. • While this often gives some short-term relief, unfortunately, in the long-term it can make things worse. • Alcohol, tobacco and other drug ...

  Tobacco

psychosis + substance use - National Drug and Alcohol ...

schizoaffective disorder A person with schizoaffective disorder experiences the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as the symptoms of a mood disorder, such as depression or mania. For more information on mood disorders, see the booklet Mood …

  Substance, Substance use, Schizoaffective

A brief cognitive-behavioural intervention for cannabis ...

thought processes, together with other cognitive and behavioural coping responses, can lead to a reduction in an individual's dependence on a drug. Thus, CBT is a skills-based approach, and works on helping clients to develop a range of therapeutic techniques for overcoming physiological dependence and habitual

  Interventions, Technique, Cognitive, Cannabis, Behavioural, Cognitive behavioural intervention for cannabis

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF DRUG USE

This report focuses on social determinants of drug use, and structural interventions to address those social determinants. It draws upon recent research on the social epidemiology of health. The report incorporates a developmental perspective, noting that the influence of the environment is important and cumulative across the life

  Social, Determinants, Social determinants

anxiety + substance use

manage their substance use. Psychological therapy • Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is commonly used in the treatment of anxiety, and has the best evidence of improving this disorder. CBT is also effective for managing substance use, so treatment can often be combined to target both a person’s anxiety and substance use problems.

  Substance, Substance use, And substance use

Methamphetamine: Forms and Use Patterns

How do people use it? The typical dose of methamphetamine is a ‘point’ (0.1 grams) of base or ice, or half a gram of the lower purity powder, which is taken once or twice over the course of an evening or a day. Methamphetamine is typically injected by dissolving the drug with water in the small resealable plastic bag in which it is sold.

  Methamphetamines

Infection Prevention and Control Practice Handbook

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in Publication entry Title: Infection prevention and control practice handbook ISBN: 978-1-76000-381-4 SHPN: (CEC) 160031 Suggested citation Clinical Excellence Commission, 2020, Infection prevention and control practice handbook. Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, Australia.

  Australia

Alcohol-Related Pancreatic Damage

14 ALCOHOL HEALTH & RESEARCH W ORLD Figure 1 The human pancreas. (A) View of the pancreas showing clusters of acinar cells (i.e., acini), islet cells (i.e., islets), and pancreatic ducts. (B) An enlargement of a secretory region of the pancreas. Acini secrete digestive enzymes into the small intestine, islets secrete the hormones

  Alcohols

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF DRUG USE

iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Despite significant expenditure on drug prevention, problematic drug use has increased and new drug-related problems have emerged. For example, while 3 per cent of people born between 1940 and 1994 had used cannabis by age 21, 59 per cent