Substance misuse

Fact Sheets (1)

Alcohol, Drugs and Smoking

20 September 2005

Guidelines (5)

Current Medical Standards of Fitness to Drive (DVLA Guidance)

2 October 2015

Key advice from DVLA on fitness to drive.

Nalmefene for Reducing Alcohol Consumption in People with Alcohol Dependence (TA325)

26 November 2014

Opioid Dependence: Methadone and Buprenorphine (NICE)

4 October 2007

Opioid Dependence: Naltrexone (NICE)

4 October 2007

Smoking Cessation: Varenicline (NICE)

4 October 2007

Tables (2)

Poisons Information

17 February 2016

Contact details for poisons information centres.

Table: Smoking Cessation Treatment Options

29 March 2011

Types and suitabilities of smoking cessation treatments.

Substance misuse in the News

Naloxone nasal spray: a new treatment option for opioid overdose

Naloxone nasal spray: a new treatment option for opioid overdose

By Lisa Lytle, 18 September 2018

Nyxoid (naloxone dihydrate) is a single-dose nasal...

Prescribing of smoking cessation products plummets after funding cuts

Prescribing of smoking cessation products plummets after funding cuts

By Chloe Harman, 16 July 2018

The number of primary care prescriptions for nicotine...

RCP calls for radical change in NHS approach to smoking cessation

RCP calls for radical change in NHS approach to smoking cessation

By Lisa Lytle, 3 July 2018

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is proposing...

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