Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse (2005)

Description

Government agencies regularly provide services to people who use drugs, or to those who are living with users and are affected by their harmful drug or alcohol use. Given that research suggests drug use in the general Australian population is rising, there is a growing need for guidelines that will:

• enable agencies to identify and respond appropriately to drug use among their service users
• enhance collaboration between specialist and mainstream services, thereby improving the effectiveness of their responses to harmful drug and alcohol use.

Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse (Interagency guidelines) is designed to assist NSW Government agencies to achieve both, since appropriate intervention has a number of benefits. It reduces harm to users, their family members and others, including staff. It often prevents problems from escalating and can also improve case management outcomes.

New South Wales Department of Health abstract

Links

• View report: Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse (PDF - 308.0 KB)
• View report: Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse: condensed version (PDF - 232.0 KB)
• View information: Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse
• View website: New South Wales Department of Health

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