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)

Smoking cessation treatment options

26 April 2022

Types and suitabilities of smoking cessation treatments.

Substance misuse in the News

New implant treats opioid dependence for 6 months

By Chloe Harman, 24 January 2022

Patients with opioid dependence can now be given a...

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

By Chloe Harman, 9 December 2019

Prescribing benzodiazepines in opioid-dependent individuals...