Media Release: New Treatment Guidelines For Alcohol And Drug Problems

03 FEB 2010: ROXON: New treatment guidelines for alcohol & drug problems - Health professionals will be able to better treat people with alcohol abuse problems, as well as people with coexisting alcohol and other drug use and mental health conditions.

Health professionals will be able to better treat people with alcohol abuse problems, as well as people with coexisting alcohol and other drug use and mental health conditions thanks to two sets of guidelines released today. The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of NSW were funded by the Australian Government to produce up-to-date, evidence-based information on the management of co-morbid drug and alcohol and mental health problems. The guidelines include guiding principles for working with clients with co-morbid mental health problems and practical information for managing these problems, their treatment and appropriate referral processes. They draw upon the experience and knowledge of clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers.

This file is too large to email. The Guidelines are available for download from: http://agent.capmon.com/largefiles/p100203330.pdf

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