Treating Drinkers and Drug Users in the Community: An Overview.

The Political Dimension: Different national approaches.

Prevention and Treatment – not separate issues but part of a continuum:.

Prevention and Treatment Services for Young People;Prevention and Treatment Services for Adults.

Assessment: Assessment.

Treatment:.

The Therapeutic Framework;.

Understanding Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Approaches;.

Effective Counselling For Ongoing Client Contact;.

The Nature and Timing of Care Plan Interventions;.

Brief Interventions;.

Prescribing Interventions;.

Everyone Needs Help to Prevent Relapse;.

Reducing Environmental Harm and Increasing Social Strength;.

Reducing Psychological Harm and Increasing Psychological Strength;.

Working With Families;.

Substance Use and Mental Health;.

Physical Health Issues;.

Women Parents and Children;.

Professionally Aided Self-help,.

Twelve Step Work and the Maintenance of Abstinence;.

Epilogue.

Appendix.

Further reading and references.

Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms.

Index