Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 What are psychoactive drugs, who uses them and why?
- 2 Drug use and adolescence
- 3 Having the drug conversation with your child
- 4 Drugs and the brain
- 5 Types of drugs
- 6 Rise of the synthetics
- 7 Detecting drug use and what to do about it
- 8 Treatment and recovery
- 9 Final thoughts
- Appendix
- References
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 What are psychoactive drugs, who uses them and why?
- 2 Drug use and adolescence
- 3 Having the drug conversation with your child
- 4 Drugs and the brain
- 5 Types of drugs
- 6 Rise of the synthetics
- 7 Detecting drug use and what to do about it
- 8 Treatment and recovery
- 9 Final thoughts
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
Drug information
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
www.nice.org.uk Offers a range of guidance for medical professionalson drug and alcohol problems
Talk to Frank
www.talktofrank.com Government drug-information website for England and Wales
Know the Score
http://knowthescore.info Government drug-information website for Scotland
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.drugabuse.gov Government drug-information website for the USA
DrugScience
www.drugscience.org.uk Independent drug-information website
Crew 2000
www.crew2000.org.uk Independent drug-information website for Scotland
Angelus Foundation
www.angelusfoundation.com Independent website about ‘legal highs’ for adolescents
Alcohol Concern
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk Independent alcohol-information website for the UK
NEPTUNE
www.neptune-clinical-guidance.co.uk Independent website with guidance for clinicians on club drugs
Finding help
NHS Choices
www.nhs.uk/Livewell/drugs/Pages/Drugshome.aspx
Narcotics Anonymous
www.ukna.org
Cocaine Anonymous
www.cauk.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Marijuana Anonymous
www.marijuana-anonymous.co.uk
SMART Recovery
www.smartrecovery.org.uk
Support for families
Al-Anon
www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Adfam
www.adfam.org.uk
Professional bodies
Royal College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/workinpsychiatry/faculties/addictions. aspx
British Psychological Society, DCP Faculty of Addictions
www.bps.org.uk/networks-and-communities/membermicrosite/ dcp-faculty-addictions
British Association of Social Workers, Alcohol and Other Drugs Special Interest Group
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- The Drug Conversation , pp. 156 - 157Publisher: Royal College of PsychiatristsPrint publication year: 2016