Topic One - the role of pharmacological interventions
1. When you go to the Effective interventions page...
Half way down the page you will find the broad categories of pharmacotherapy (you will find substance specific pharmacotherapies described in the fourth topic)
Consider the four components of treatment and think about how pharmacotherapies complement psych-social interventions and vice versa
2. When you go to the Drug and alcohol testing page...
Consider the reasons for and importance of drug and alcohol testing before commencing any pharmacotherapy
Look at the evidence for how screening works - what you can detect and how long you can detect it for
Consider the implications of these data for what you really can learn about a person’s drug use.
At the bottom of the page go to the “How to do it” page
Reflect on how you see pharmacotherapies complementing psycho-social therapies. Will this change your practice?
