ReviseNOW: Guidance for psychiatrists

Alcohol and drugs

National guidance

Below are links to useful guidelines on this topic. Clicking on a document title will open a new window on the external website. Access to some documents may be restricted. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• Our Invisible Addicts
  RCPsych 2011
• Stop smoking service delivery and monitoring guidance 2011/12
  DOH 2011
• Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse
  NICE 2011
• Alcohol use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence
  NICE 2011
• Alcohol-use disorders - preventing the development of hazardous and harmful drinking
  NICE 2010
• Alcohol-use disorders: physical complications
  NICE 2010
• Varenicline for smoking cessation
  NICE 2007
• Drug misuse: opioid detoxification
  NICE 2007
• Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions
  NICE 2007
• Naltrexone for the management of opioid dependence
  NICE 2007
• Methadone and buprenorphine for managing opioid dependence
  NICE 2007
• CR132. Substance Misuse Detainees In Police Custody: Guidelines for Clinical Management (3rd edition)
  RCPsych 2006
• Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care and other settings
  NICE 2006
• Evidence based guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance misuse, addiction and co-morbidity
  BAP 2004