Handbook

This course will cover the following material:

• Understanding the nature of substances including alcohol, amphetamines and methamphetamine, cannabis, opioids and other special groups. 
• Understanding the bio-psycho-social model of drug use.
• The psychiatry of substance abuse.
• Treatment and control of substance abuse.
• Association between addictive behaviours, substance use and a range of criminal behaviours and violence.
• Explore the interface between substance use and the Criminal Justice System including NSW Drug Court and therapeutic jurisprudence.
• Ethics of drug policy and harm minimisation principles.
• Substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Dual Diagnosis treatment strategies and models of care.