Treatments for Drug Addiction

Follow the links below to find information about treatments for drug and substance addiction and withdrawal symptoms.

Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Heroin dependence - drug treatments
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Medication treatments (pharmacotherapies) for heroin dependence include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. When a person becomes dependent on heroin or other opioids, they have a problem that may need treatment and support. Treatment is offered through an approved prescriber (doctor) or a drug treatment service.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Drugs in Australia 2010: tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Drugs in Australia 2010 provides a comprehensive summary of Australians' consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and use of treatment services, drawing on the latest statistics from major national collections.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Cocaine
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cocaine (also known as coke, crack or blow) is an illegal stimulant drug that speeds up the workings of the brain. It works by tapping into the brain's chemical reward system so the risk of someone becoming dependent on cocaine is high.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   National Drug Strategy: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2009
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This action plan was endorsed by the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy on 1 August 2003 to help provide a nationally co-ordinated and integrated approach to reduce drug-related harm among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2010 report
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   On a snapshot day in 2010 there were 46,078 clients who received pharmacotherapy for opioid dependence, of which almost two in three were male. This was an overall increase of just over 2,600 clients since 2009.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Cocaine
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Cocaine is a stimulant drug. It speeds up the brain and nervous system, and also has a painkilling effect.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Getting help for drug use
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   This fact sheet contains information about options for reducing drug use.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Treatments for drug dependence
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   Information about drug dependence as well as a number of treatment options that are available.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Getting help for Ice use
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Get some advice (including possible treatments) about how to stop/reduce using ice.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Fact sheet 9 - Reducing alcohol and other drugs
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   Fact sheet 9 Reducing Alcohol and other Drugs
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Inhalants
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Use of inhalants ('sniffing', 'choofing') has been going on for a long time. It is more common for people under 16 years of age to use inhalants as inhalants may be easier for young people to get than alcohol or other drugs.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Treating pain in people with an opioid addiction
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Patients with severe pain can be given strong painkilling medicines such as morphine. However, if the person has been using drugs like heroin, the morphine may not work very well.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Cocaine: tolerance and dependence - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Regular users of cocaine may develop a 'reverse tolerance' where they experience the effects of the drug more intensely.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   National clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   These guidelines have been developed to assist in the safe and effective provision of buprenorphine treatment in Australia.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Amphetamines (speed): tolerance and dependence - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Dependence on amphetamines can be psychological or physical, or both.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Inhalants: tolerance, dependence and treatment - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Tolerance can develop with regular use of inhalants.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: withdrawal and treatment - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Stopping cannabis use abruptly can produce a mild withdrawal syndrome.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Heroin: withdrawal and treatment - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   If a person dependent on heroin suddenly stops taking it, withdrawal symptoms may result.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Models of intervention and care for psychostimulant users, 2nd edition - monograph series no. 51
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This monograph documents the prevalence and risks associated with psychostimulant use, describes the pharmacology of psychostimulants, and identifies best practice in detoxification and clinical interventions for psychostimulant use.
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Products to help you quit smoking
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service
Description:   Guide to products to help you quit smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, lozenges, sublingual tablets and inhalers) and medication. Also includes other strategies to help you quit.
Date:   Apr 2004

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