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Copeland, Jan and Frewen, Amie and Elkins, Kathryn (2009) Management of cannabis use disorder and related issues. A clinician’s guide. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, University of New Wales.

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This guide provides the knowledge essential to help people reduce, cease, or manage their cannabis-use problems. The manual aims to provide facts, figures, and useful techniques to assist clinicians in providing evidence-based treatments for cannabis users wishing to change the patterns of their use. The manual also provides a number of worksheets to use with cannabis clients.

The manual is divided into 12 sections:
Chapter 1: Background information
Chapter 2: Working with cannabis users
Chapter 3: Screening for cannabis use
Chapter 4: Assessment
Chapter 5: Withdrawal management
Chapter 6: Brief interventions
Chapter 7: Special considerations
Chapter 8: Family interventions
Chapter 9: Psycho-education and social support
Chapter 10: Treating mental health in cannabis users
Chapter 11: Screening tools
Chapter 12: Worksheets


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Guideline, Report
Drug Type
Cannabis
Intervention Type
Drug therapy, Treatment method, Harm reduction, Education and training, Psychosocial treatment method, Rehabilitation/Recovery
Date
2009
Pages
128 p.
Publisher
National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, University of New Wales
Place of Publication
Sydney
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Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)

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