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AOD training (resource kit)

This page contains a Resource Kit for Health Professionals.

AOD handbook

This Handbook is the third edition of a resource originally produced well over a decade ago. The last edition proved to be a valuable and much sought after document. In the intervening years since the last edition of the Handbook was produced the alcohol and other drugs field has changed, expanded and progressed in many ways. Hence, this new version covers expanded territory (such as polydrug use and coexisting mental health problems) and newer topic areas (such as gambling). Effort was directed at producing a resource document that was both user-friendly and also captured up-to-date, empirically sound health and medical advice. The information contained in the Handbook reflects evidence-based perspectives that are seen to be of practical value to the clinician in their day-to-day practice.