CRH1005

Drug and alcohol issues in rural communities

(MED)

Ms B Tudor

Distance + First/second semester

Synopsis: Topics include the history and management of alcohol and other drug use; defining drug problems; the development of models for understanding and managing alcohol and other drug problems; public health and harm minimisation; special groups, special risks and problems; generalist health workers in rural communities; understanding change; promoting change; managing alcohol and other drug problems - detection and assessment; treatment and evaluation; dependence and withdrawal.

Assessment: Written assignments + Journals + Teleconference participation