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7. Substance misuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Dawn Black ,
Elspeth Guthrie  and
John Merrill
Dawn Black
Affiliation:
Hope Hospital, Eccles New Road, Salford 6, Lancashire
Elspeth Guthrie
Affiliation:
Gaskell House, Swinton Grove, Manchester M13 OEW
John Merrill
Affiliation:
Regional Drug Dependence Unit, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 7BL
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The speciality of substance misuse has expanded way beyond the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction as incorporated in the now defunct term ‘addictions’. ‘Substances’ include the illegal (e.g. heroin and amphetamines), socially acceptable (e.g. alcohol and tobacco), medically prescribed (e.g. benzodiazepines) and household products (e.g. glue and lighter fuel). ‘Misuse’ covers that use of substances which has resulted in or may lead to physical, psychological and social problems.

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Careers in Psychiatric Specialities
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , May 1991 , pp. 276 - 277
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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Further reading

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (1982) Treatment and Rehabilitation. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (1984) Prevention. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (1988) AIDS and Drug Misuse, Part 1. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (1989) AIDS and Drug Misuse, Part 2. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (1990) Training. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Royal College of Physicians (1987) A Great and Growing Evil?: the medical consequences of alcohol abuse. London: Tavistock Publications.Google Scholar
Royal College of Psychiatrists (1986) Alcohol, Our Favourite Drug. London: Tavistock Publications.Google Scholar
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