Pharmaceutical misuse: issues and perspectives

Wednesday 25 February, 2009

Free interactive seminar and forum held from 10.00am to 12.30pm on Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at Angliss Conference Centre, William Angliss Institute of TAFE, Level 5, 555 La Trobe Street, Melbourne.

Most people would identify "drug problems" with illicit drugs, such as cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine and ecstasy, maybe even alcohol. Few people would think about the misuse of pharmaceutical drugs. However, there are a number of prescribed or over-the-counter medicines that have the potential to be misused.

This seminar was held in conjunction with the December 2008 DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly (PRQ).

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Program

Welcome and introduction

John Rogerson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Drug Foundation

Prevention of pharmaceutical drug misuse

Suzanne Nielsen, Senior Research Fellow/Senior Pharmacist, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, Victoria
Audio [Duration: 20min, MP3: 4.6MB](new window)

Seeking help or seeking drugs?

Dr Benny Monheit, Medical Director, Southcity Clinic, Drug and Alcohol Consultant, Alfred Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Monash University
Audio [Duration: 22min, MP3: 5.1MB](new window)

A pharmacists perspective

Irvine Newton, Chair, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Harm Minimisation Committee, Community Pharmacist
Audio [Duration: 19min, MP3: 3.3MB](new window)

Reconnexion

Gwenda Cannard, Chief Executive Officer, Reconnexion
Audio [Duration: 18min, MP3: 3.1MB](new window)

Last updated: March 2009