The Management of Substance Misuse in Primary Care. This item is unavailable.The Management of Substance Misuse in Primary Care

Description Delving beyond the basics of the subject, this compendium provides both the evidence for and the practicalities of a range of treatment interventions, contains a guide how to treat drug with an emphasis on evidence-based treatment, and details potential breakthroughs and developing treatments. This book, written by experts in substance misue) aims to provide health professionals with the evidence for, and the practicalities of, a range of treatment interventions for opiate, stimulant, tobacco, and alcohol users and provides an analysis of the roles that nurses, general practitioners, and pharmacists can play. Written from a primary care angle and with an understanding of the constraints that many primary care practitioners may face in delivering safe and effective care, the book contains a guide for treating drug users taking into account the nature of drug misuse and special considerations such as those of young people, pregnant users, and the homeless. Throughout the book there is an emphasis on evidence-based treatment and details of potential breakthroughs and developing treatments as they are tried and tested. Readership This textbook is intended for all Primary Care practitioners, pharmacists, primary care nurses and prison doctors who are increasingly becoming involved in the management of substance misusers. For those who have taken the RCGP Certificate Course, this book will provide an accompaniment to what has been learnt in master classes and should expand one's knowledge in all areas of the field. For those dipping their toes into this area hopefully will be stimulated to take their learning further.

About the editor Dr Clare Gerada has been a GP for 14 years in a large inner city practice, where she set up and continues to run the CLAS (Consultancy Liaison Addiction Service) Team. Clare has championed the cause of primary care management of substance misuse, both within the Department of Health and within the Royal College of General Practitioners. She is the Director and Lead for the RCGP Substance Misuse Unit and was the previous Senior Policy Officer for drugs and alcohol. She has been instrumental in designing and delivering the RCGP Certificate and much of the success of the programme can be directly attributed to her leadership. This book has been produced to disseminate some of the material used in the Certificate programme to a wider readership and we hope that this will further enhance standards of management in this field.