Substance misuse

Guidelines (1)

Current Medical Standards of Fitness to Drive (DVLA Guidance)

31 August 2018

Key advice from DVLA on fitness to drive.

Tables (1)

Table: Smoking Cessation Treatment Options

2 December 2019

Types and suitabilities of smoking cessation treatments.

Substance misuse in the News

E-cigarettes outperform NRT in patients with unsuccessful quit history in recent study

E-cigarettes outperform NRT in patients with unsuccessful quit history in recent study

By Lisa Lytle, 7 July 2021

The study findings suggest that for smokers who have...

Avoid benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent patients, GPs reminded

Avoid benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent patients, GPs reminded

By Chloe Harman, 9 December 2019

Prescribing benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent individuals...

New e-cigarette alternative launched on prescription

New e-cigarette alternative launched on prescription

By Sandhiya Sodha, 2 December 2019

Voke, a new nicotine inhaler, is available to prescribe...