AOD resource listing


The six R's of managing high-risk opioid prescribing

Provider: Australian Journal of General Practice

High-risk opioid prescribing and management strategies.

Opioid deprescribing Opioid pharmacotherapy Withdrawal management

Delivery format: Article

Whole-person care in general practice: The doctor–patient relationship

Provider: Australian Journal of General Practice

An overview of how GPs view the doctor-patient relationship as a foundation for whole-person care.

Care coordination and treatment planning

Delivery format: Article

Brief interventions for alcohol and other drug use

Provider: Australian Prescriber

An overview of the key frameworks that GPs can use to do a brief intervention, the types of brief interventions for each substance, and how to incorporate them into regular clinical practice.

Brief intervention Harm minimisation Screening tools

Delivery format: Article

Supporting social prescribing in primary care by linking people to local assets: A realist view

Provider: BMC Medicine

What to consider when establishing or running a social prescribing connector scheme to optimise patient outcomes.

Care coordination and treatment planning

Delivery format: PDF | Webpage

Alcohol and other drug information for young people

Provider: Dovetail

Factsheets, good practice guides, and other practical resources to help workers who support young people and their families.

Patient resources Young people

Delivery format: Interactive website

The alcohol and other drug slang dictionary

Provider: Dovetail

A searchable database of common terminology relevant to youth alcohol and other drug work.

Language and communication Young people

Delivery format: Webpage

Standard drinks calculator

Provider: DrinkWise

A guide to the average amount of standard drinks in different beverages.

Alcohol Screening tools

Delivery format: Website

Insomnia for clinicians

Provider: Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia

Overview of insomnia including symptoms, clinical definition, risk factors, assessment and management.

Comorbidities

Delivery format: Website

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre

Provider: Edith Cowen University

Provides an evidence base to reduce harmful AOD use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Delivery format: Online database

Family Drug Support Australia

Provider: Family Drug Support Australia

Online support and resources for families affected by alcohol and drug harms.

Patient resources

Delivery format: Website

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