Drug and Alcohol Medicine

George Klein

MA Hons, M Ed.

George Klein is a Behavioural Scientist who has worked in the area of Drug & Alcohol Medicine since 1981.

His current research projects include the following:

• A prospective study of patients undergoing combined pharmacotherapy for Hepatitis C coping with side effects of treatment
• Study of people in methadone treatment who are Hepatitis C positive
• Variation of everyday stimuli in the lives of substance affected people

George is also working on evaluation research projects with:

• Phoebe House (a residential early intervention service for substance affected women and their new babies)
• WHOS-MTAR a residential service for people on methadone who wish to withdraw to abstinence in a supported environment
• An evaluation of Summary Family reports for Family Court of Australia

George is presently formulating future research in the following areas:

• Alcoholic liver disease among younger adults
• Methadone and sleep disturbance
• Changes in stress and sex hormones in men undergoing alcohol withdrawal
• What patients remember from drug & alcohol counselling interviews

Contact:

Phone: +61 2 4734 3484
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