2nd Edition
Care of Drug Users in General Practice A Harm Reduction Approach, Second Edition
By Berry Beaumont
Copyright 2004
92 Pages
by
CRC Press
92 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre series provides policy makers, commissioners, managers, primary care professionals and user organizations with up-to-date multi-disciplinary research on important issues that inform future decision making for primary care development. This book examines the key factors shaping the relationship between demand for, and use of, primary care.... Read more
A GP's role past, present and future. Assessment of the drug user. General health care of drug users. Counselling drug users. Polydrug use: cocktails and combinations, including benzodiazepines, alcohol and cannabis. Care of opiate users - maintenance treatment. Care of opiate users – detoxification. Stimulants: cocaine, amphetamines and party drugs. Safer injecting, safer use, safer sex: a harm reduction approach. Drug users with special needs. What do drug users need from the general practitioner? Families and carers. Practical aspects of managing drug users. The primary care team and shared care. Working with other agencies. Drugs and the law. Training, continuing professional development and appraisal.
Biography
Berry Beaumont (Author)
