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Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre rather than just read about it. In short: Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre is an alcohol and other drugs organisation located in the inner Melbourne (Australia) suburb of Richmond. Established in 1994 in Fitzroy, the organisation provides clinical treatment and support to those with substance addiction issues, as well as conducting clinical and epidemiological research and development.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre is an alcohol and other drugs organisation located in the inner Melbourne (Australia) suburb of Richmond. Established in 1994 in Fitzroy, the organisation provides clinical treatment and support to those with substance addiction issues, as well as conducting clinical and epidemiological research and development. In addition, the organisation provides education and training to health and welfare professionals. The organisation's approach to alcohol and other drugs clinical treatment is primarily based upon the medical model of treatment. This includes using an evidence based approach to treatment services and implementing harm minimisation techniques towards relevant client issues. The organisation amalgamated with public health provider Eastern Health in October 2009, and is formally affiliated with Monash University. In addition, Turning Point collaborates with international organisations including The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC); International Network of Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Resource Centres, California State University; Center for Behavioral Research and Services, Yale University; Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS and The International Harm Reduction Association.

Services

Clinical and forensic treatment and support Turning Point provides counselling, case management and primary care services from a wide range of health professionals and practitioners, including; Alcohol and Other Drug Clinicians (more commonly known as Case Managers), Forensic Alcohol and Other Drug Clinicians (Forensic Case Managers) General Practitioners, Psychiatrists, Psychologists (both Clinical and Counselling), Pharmacists and Nurses. Treatment and support can be provided in the following forms:

Traditional face to face counselling (see Therapeutic Relationship). Group therapy. Outreach response. Home-based withdrawal. Telephone counselling. Online counselling.

Specialist pharmacotherapy programs Turning Point provides eligible clients access to medically supervised drug substitution pharmacotherapies such as Methadone (see Methadone Maintenance), Suboxone and Subutex.

Specialist assessment and consultancy services Turning Point provides services in the following areas:

Alcohol and other drug use assessment. Dual diagnosis (a combination of a mental health issue and a substance use disorder). Comorbidity. Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Chronic pain.

Needle and syringe program (NSP) Turning Point provides a comprehensive program to the local general public, including the supply and exchange of hypodermic needles as well as various other harm minimisation provisions.

References

Further reading Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre Inc., (2007). Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre Annual Report 2006. Fitzroy, Australia. ISSN 1443-640X (print), ISSN 1448-5761 (online).

External links The official website of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre About Us at the official website DirectLine telephone counselling service website The official website of Counselling Online The official website of The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

In research: Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1994 establishments in Australia, Addiction organisations in Australia, Alcohol in Australia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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