Guidance and regulation

The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 8 August 2022

• List of most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation

  The following is a list of the most commonly encountered drugs currently…

How clinicians should treat people with drug misuse and drug dependence problems.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 15 December 2017

These pdf documents contain information on dealing with drug issues, helpful websites, free helplines and community support.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 8 April 2013

Guidance and advice for community pharmacies in England providing services to people who use drugs and alcohol.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 24 January 2024

This chart shows the regulation of precursor chemicals in the UK.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 January 2021

New funding to local authorities to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems, from 2023 to 2025.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 16 February 2023

A guide for local authorities and substance misuse services to help them work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 4 December 2018

A toolkit containing guidance, data and other resources to support professionals who are helping families affected by parental alcohol and drug problems.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 10 May 2021

Guidance for health and social care professionals on using the ASSIST-Lite tool to identify substance use and provide appropriate intervention.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 7 April 2021

Information about new funding to local councils to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 13 April 2022

Guidance on supporting lived experience initiatives and recovery support services to help people start and sustain recovery from problem drug and alcohol use.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 8 September 2023

Guidance for alcohol and drug treatment services to help them get the balance right between providing remote and in-person interventions for service users.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 25 October 2023

Advice for drug treatment and recovery workers to help them to deliver safe and effective OST to service users.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 21 July 2021

These tables list the approved kits for the testing of heroin, morphine and amphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and methylmethcathinone.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 4 August 2014

Posters from the recent FRANK campaign which are available to order.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 6 October 2011

A summary of international evidence on effective alcohol and drug misuse prevention interventions and examples of their use in England.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 1 July 2015

Evidence and guidance on the benefits of mutual aid in preventing and treating alcohol and drug dependency.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 10 April 2018

From 8 November 2023 Nitrous Oxide is controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and placed in Schedule 5 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 8 November 2023

A professional resource for local authorities and commissioners on preventing and ending rough sleeping.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 11 February 2020

Information for NHS and public health professionals focusing on the life course approach which aims to give people fairer life chances.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 23 May 2019