Article | ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

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2020
ALCOHOL AND
OTHER DRUGS

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The following discussion is highlighting the evidence-based model on the basis of
comorbid conditions in AOD populations and in working with their illness and mental
disorders (Royce, 2014). In Australia 25% people at aged above 50, 40% people at aged
above 24 and 35% people are young adults who addicted from alcohol and other drugs
including tobacco, cannabis, etc. (AIHW, Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, 2020).
The addiction of alcohol and other drugs marked a major turning point in the life’s of
people. A recent case study stated that most of the people has been suffer in a comorbid
conditions in AOD population due to the addiction of alcohol and other drugs. A comorbid
condition refers to the presence of more than one disorder in the same person (Concic, 2020).
One of the relevant agencies YSAS(Youth Support + Advocacy Service) works for
the people who suffers from alcohol and other drugs especially between the ages at 12 to 21.
The agenda of this agency in Australia is seeing the youth in a different light. This agency has
provides number of programs and services to the young adults. It was established in 1998 and
currently supporting over 20,000 clients group or the youth which is at risk of becoming so
(Linkedin, 2019).
In the following discussion, some issues are presenting by AOD population and how
the agency support the AOD based ‘client’s group. And lastly, some programs and services
that conducted by the agency including an applicable interagency case management process,
based on the model (AIHW, Alcohol and other drug services in Australia, 2018).
An evidence based model which is used by the agency is Stetler Model. This model
has provides the framework for understanding the evidence based model and raised
awareness about the importance of services and treatments that provided to the clients of
alcohol and other drugs by the agency. It was established in 1994 as “practitioner oriented. It

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was revised in 2001 which was highly focused on critical thinking of the arguments. As per
Stetler model, the agency derived the evidence on itself (Zobayan M. , 2020).
The two different sources of Settler model in the evidence based practices are
generally known as external (experts opinion) and internal (facts or information that
systematically obtained). Its general mean is to obtain information or facts. Therefore the
agency has applied the Stetler model on the basis of content and assessment (Justiz, 2019).
The process of obtaining results or arguments from Stetler model is derived in five
steps. Step 1 is preparation of YSAS workers, the well-known researchers who worked for
the agency have to identify a need of the content realated to AOD population which was
sorted, selected and the statement that has given in the content and then analyse the content in
which research satisfaction occur, simply organise the assessment and then systematically
draft the research. The phase first is simply based on the preparation and the definition,
purposes, and outcomes per issue (Zobayan C. , 2020).
Step 2 is validation where the researchers have to choose and summarize the collected
research based on AOD population working in comorbid conditions which had been prepared
and related to the identified need on it. In other words it perform utilization which focus on
critique and synopsis that accept the synthesize findings and evaluate per criteria.
Step3 is a decision making and also known as comparative evaluation: the process
where the researchers make the best decision about the synthesizing body of alcohol and
other drugs. The decision making step is very important because the further process is based
on what the researcher will decide which help the workers of YSAS to give the treatment and
services to their clients.

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Step4 is Translation which means that converting the searching, planning of the
application, and then input that plan to use after which implementing the use with an
evidence based practices related to alcohol and other drugs.
Step 5 is the evaluation where the well-known researchers evaluate the plan in terms
of aims or purpose and then deliver to AOD population. In other words, this phase states that
identifying the goal which aimed the evidence based practices related to alcohol and other
drugs and evaluate of part of the routine practices.
These are known as the five progressive categories of Stedler model that YSAS
derived for itself. By the following evidance based model YSAS had drawn hypothetical
conclusions and various arguments for the programs and services which will going to conduct
by the agency and many information’s of total young adults who are suffering from alcohol
and other drugs across the country (YSAS, YSAS, 2020).
YSAS or Youth Support + Advocacy Services is one of the non-profit organisation,
aimed is to support the lives of the people who are suffering from serious illness and mental
disorder. They focus on to obtain the resources and support them in leading healthy life. At
YSAS, they support and strengthen the high risk among young adults of Australia who
affected by mental health issues, alcohol, drugs and social disconnection (Government,
2020).
One of the policies at YSAS is that they do not judge on the basis of caste, race, and
discrimination. The staff members of YSAS always follow the decent relationship towards
the clients even with their family members and the respective community. Currently they
have more than 330 skilled workers who are qualified enough to deal with the clients group
that involved in alcohol and other drugs. They provide plenty of unified treatments and the
services across 13 sites in Australia (Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS), 2020).