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Prevalence of alcohol problems xiii Agencies with an alcohol focus xiii Other drug problems xiv Treatment services xiv Treatment approach xiv Funding levels xiv Staff vacancies xv The alcohol and other drug workforce xv Workforce development xvi 9 Summary 11 Part 2: Current responses to alcohol-related problems 11 Inpatient and outpatient treatment 11 Pharmacotherapy 12 Brief interventions 13 Detection and screening 13 Barriers to GP intervention and screening 14 Summary 15 Part 3: Who should respond to alcohol-related problems? 16 The alcohol workforce 16 iv WORKFORCE ISSUES AND THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS Specialist and generalist workers Rural professionals Other professionals Summary Part 4: What are the workforce development issues in responding to alcohol related problems? Workforce development Workforce development strategies Summary Conclusion METHODOLOGY Sampling frame Ethics approval xvi WORKFORCE ISSUES AND THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS