Drug Use in Australia: Preventing harm is published by Oxford University Press in association with Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

The book examines policy, prevention and treatment responses to drug use, and details the social, economic and political contexts of these approaches. Key sociological, historical and psychological theories are described, with attention to social groups such as Aboriginal people, young people and women.

Key strengths

• Substantially revised in response to changes in the field
• Demystifies the complex issues of drug use and community response
• Provides a mix of theoretical perspective and descriptive data, and articulates the key issues for debate
• Examines current Australian research and program examples in the international context
• Presents the most up-to-date thinking and research across a broad range of drug issues affecting Australian society
  

Published November 03
$55.00 incl GST

How to order
Publications in the Victorian Alcohol Statistics Handbook series can be ordered directly from Turning Point.
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