Substance Misuse in Primary Care: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Content: Front Cover
 Contents
 Foreword
 Preface
 About the Editor
 List of Contributors
 List of Abbreviations
 Chapter 1: The Policy Context for Substance Misuse Services in Primary Care
 Chapter 2: Practical Guide for the Addiction Nurse in Shared Care
 Chapter 3: Users and Practitioners: An Equal Partnership
 Chapter 4: The Role of the Practice Nurse in Substance Misuse Treatments
 Chapter 5: Primary Care Nursing and Alcohol: A New Way Forward?
 Chapter 6: The Role of the Midwife Working with a Pregnant Drug User. Chapter 7: The Role of the Health Visitor in Relation to Child Protection and Substance MisuseChapter 8: Treatment and Its Effectiveness in Relapse Prevention Associated with Crack Cocaine
 Chapter 9: The Role of the Practice Counsellor in Substance Misuse Treatments
 Chapter 10: Special Issues for Effective Treatment of Homeless Drug Users
 Chapter 11: The Complex World of Dual Diagnosis, Nursing and Primary Care
 Chapter 12: Future Directions and Partnerships: The Way Forward for Nursing
 Appendix 1: Sample Methadone Prescribing Protocol
 Appendix 2: Sample Subutex Prescribing Protocol. Appendix 3: Luther Street Policy for the Management of Contacts with the Addictions TeamAppendix 4: Danos Competencies for Addiction Nurses
 Back Cover.