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  • Addiction
    • What is covered in the Addiction guidelines?
    • Overview of substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Terminology for substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Principles of care in substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Screening for and assessment of substance use and addictive behaviours
      • When to ask for help or refer a person with a disorder of substance use or addictive behaviour
      • Overview of interventions for disorders of substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Brief interventions for disorders of substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Psychosocial supports in disorders of substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Weaning for management of disorders of substance use
      • Withdrawal management in disorders of substance use
      • Harm reduction in substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Long-term care in disorders of substance use and addictive behaviours
      • Considerations for specific populations in substance use and addictive behaviours
        • Age considerations in substance use and addictive behaviours
        • Gender and sexuality considerations in substance use and addictive behaviours
        • Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disorders of substance use and addictive behaviours
        • Considerations for other culturally and linguistically diverse populations in substance use and addictive behaviours
        • Mental illness considerations in substance use and addictive behaviours
          • Mental illness and tobacco use
          • Mental illness and cannabis use
        • Chronic pain in substance use and addictive behaviours
        • Other populations to consider in substance use and addictive behaviours
      • References
    • Tobacco smoking and nicotine dependence
    • Alcohol: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Opioids: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Benzodiazepines, zolpidem and zopiclone: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Cannabis: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Hallucinogens: hazardous and harmful use
    • Ketamine: hazardous and harmful use
    • Pregabalin and gabapentin: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Quetiapine and other antipsychotics: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Sedating antihistamines: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Stimulants: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Volatile inhalants: hazardous, harmful and dependent use
    • Addictive behaviours
    • Key resources for substance use and addictive behaviours

Mental illness considerations in substance use and addictive behaviours

Comorbid psychiatric conditions are common in people with disorders of substance use and addictive behavioursLubman, 2017. Resources to aid management of mental illness in substance use are available at Dual Diagnosis Australia and New Zealand. For resources to support management of people with mental illness and gambling harms, see Contact details for specialist gambling therapy services for referral.

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