Drug Use in Australian Society - Paperback

by Alison Ritter (Author), Trevor King (Author), Nicole Lee (Author)

Written by leading experts, Drug Use in Australian Society, Second Edition brings together all the relevant concepts, theories and practices pertinent to understanding alcohol and other drug use in Australian society. It introduces the history of drug use in Australian society and outlines theoretical perspectives. It also explores: the rates of drug use and harms, drug use as framed in the media and popular culture, drugs and the internet, and public policy responses to drug use, including prevention, treatment, legal issues, regulation and policing.

Author Biography

Alison Ritter, Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), University of New South Wales, Trevor King, Deputy Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP), University of New South Wales, Nicole Lee, Adjunct Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University

Alison Ritter is the Director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) and Deputy Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales.

Trevor King is the Director of Programs at UnitingCare ReGen Alcohol and Drug Service.

Nicole Lee is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University and director at 360Edge, a specialist consultancy for service and workforce development in the alcohol and other drug sector.