Models of intervention and care for psychostimulant users / written by Greg Kamieniecki ... [and others] ; with contributions by Robert Ali ... [and others]
Published
Canberra : Dept. of Health and Family Services, Public Health Division, [1998]
Part 1: Introduction and background to the project -- Part 2: Literature review for the development of models of intervention and care for psychostimulant users -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pharmacology and effects of psychostimulants -- 3. Patterns of use and related harms -- 3.1. Amphetamines -- 3.2. Cocaine -- 3.3. MDMA -- 4. Interventions for psychostimulant users -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.1.1. Terminology and definitions -- 4.1.2. Therapist variables -- 4.1.3. Inpatient vs. Outpatient treatment -- 4.1.4. Brief vs. intensive treatment -- 4.1.5. Individuals with co-morbid psychiatric disorders -- 4.2. Preventive interventions and the provision of harm reduction information -- 4.3. The management of acute psychostimulant intoxication -- 4.4. Withdrawal management -- 4.5. Pharmacotherapeutic interventions -- 4.6. Non-pharmacological interventions -- 4.7. Interventions for psychostimulant users with co-morbid psychiatric disorders -- Part 3: Recommendations of the expert group -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature summary -- 2.1. Patterns of use and related harms -- 2.1.1. Characteristics of psychostimulant users -- 2.1.2. The nature of amphetamine withdrawal -- 2.1.3. Charcteristics of existing services -- 2.2. Summary of intervention literature -- 3. Consultation with psychostimulant users -- 4. Interventions -- 4.1. General interventions -- 4.1.1. Management of acute problems -- 4.1.2. Management of chronic problems -- 4.2. Specific interventions -- 4.2.1. Replacement therapy -- 4.2.2. Cognitive-behavioural interventions -- 4.3. Responses in specific settings -- 4.3.1. Mental health services -- 4.3.2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities -- 4.3.3. Prisons -- 5. Monitoring -- 5.1. Intelligence -- 5.2. Morbidity and mortality data -- 6. Distribution of this report
Summary
The aims of this project was to: (1) document the harms associated with the use of psychostimulants; (2) analyse current initiatives for the intervention and care of those suffering harms related to use of psychostimulants; (3) identify current best practice in the intervention and care of those experiencing harms related to the use of psychostimulants; and (4) identify gaps in current knowledge, and areas requiring futher development, for the treatment of psychostimulant use
Analysis
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Drug use and abuse
Ecstasy (Drug)
Federal issue
Harm reduction
Rehabilitation services
Reviews of research
State issue
Treatment
Main Series
National Drug Strategy Monograph Series.
Notes
"National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction"
