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UK chief medical officers’ guidelines on how to keep health risks from drinking alcohol to a low level.
New funding to local authorities to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems, from 2023 to 2025.
Introduction Local authorities (upper tier and unitary) are responsible…
The alcohol use screening tests can be used by health professionals as a tool to assess a service users level of risk to alcohol harm.
The following alcohol use screening tests assess a service user’s levels…
Guidance for local authorities to support them in commissioning effective alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services in their areas.
Annual guidance on smoking, drinking and drug misuse for commissioners of tobacco control, drug and alcohol services for adults and young people.
A guide for local authorities and substance misuse services to help them work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Guidance for alcohol and drug treatment services to help them get the balance right between providing remote and in-person interventions for service users.
Information for people in drug and alcohol treatment about sharing their information with the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.
Supporting the alcohol and retail industries to market their products responsibly, with the aim of protecting the public and informing consumers.
Guidance for health and social care professionals on using the ASSIST-Lite tool to identify substance use and provide appropriate intervention.
A toolkit containing guidance, data and other resources to support professionals who are helping families affected by parental alcohol and drug problems.
Guidance and advice for community pharmacies in England providing services to people who use drugs and alcohol.
A summary of international evidence on effective alcohol and drug misuse prevention interventions and examples of their use in England.
Information about drug strategy funding to local authorities to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems.
Evidence and guidance on the benefits of mutual aid in preventing and treating alcohol and drug dependency.
Guidance for commissioners, providers and clinicians on the roles of nurses in alcohol and drug treatment in England.
Information about new funding to local councils to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems.
Resource for commissioners, providers and clinicians to identify the essential functions of addiction specialist doctors in recovery oriented treatment.
Guidance on referring alcohol dependent patients from hospital to specialist alcohol treatment in the hospital or in the community.
How the UK chief medical officers' advice on alcohol and its health risks can be communicated to the public on product labels.
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