Social work with substance users

This book aims to aid understanding problematic substance use across a range of social work practice settings. It covers: history of problematic substance use; anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practice; partnership working; substances and their effects; problematic substance use across the lifespan; gender and problematic substance use; working with criminal justice service users; substance use in black and minority ethnic (BME) communities; substance use in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) communities; screening assessments; harm reduction; abstinence and 'recovery' ; motivational approaches; relapse prevention; brief interventions; working with problematic substance use in disability practice settings; parental problematic substance use and working with families; problematic substance use in healthcare settings pain, HIV and hepatitis (HCV).