The learning resources page contains presentations and case studies aimed at a wide range of students and practising professionals. Basic Drug Presentations cover the fundamental background knowledge needed to understand the Clinical Presentations. Those presentations included in medical student teaching are indicated, although it is recommended you should have grasp the information from the basic presentations and as a minimum understand the principles of harm minimisation. The 1999 Guidelines of the Management of Drug Misuse state that all doctors have a responsibility to provide harm minimisation to their patients.

The learning resources are available in a number of formats (details of where to download readers are available at the very bottom of the page.

Basic Drug Presentations
				Basic Drug Awareness*^ Dr Jenny Keen
				Opioid Dependence - Basic Physiology and Pharmacology Dr Terry Hudsen
				Opioid Dependence - A Historical Context Dr Terry Hudsen
				Alcohol Abuse Training Seminar* Dr Jenny Keen
				Drug Misuse Training Seminar* Dr Jenny Keen
				Models of Addiction Dr Terry Hudsen
Clinical Presentations
				Assessment of the Drug Using Patient^ Dr Terry Hudsen
				Alcohol Issues in Primary Care^* Dr Jenny Keen
				Harm Minimisation Dr Terry Hudsen
				Treatment of Drug Users in Primary Care - Who Should Get Involved?^ Dr Jenny Keen
				Primary Care Treatment of Drug Users - Treatment Options^ Dr Jenny Keen
				Treatment Options for Drug Users Dr Terry Hudsen
				How to Prescribe a Controlled Drug Dr Terry Hudsen
				Basic Guide to Drugs Prescribed in Opioid Dependence Dr Terry Hudsen
Clinical Case Studies
				Scenario One Dr Jenny Keen
				Scenario Two Dr Jenny Keen
				Scenario Three Dr Jenny Keen
				Scenario Four Dr Terry Hudsen
				Scenario Five Dr Terry Hudsen
				Scenario Six Dr Terry Hudsen

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* - Lectures for University of Nottingham Graduate Medical School Course

^ - Lectures for University of Sheffield Medical School Course

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