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General Substance Abuse Guidelines

Substance Use and Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
Drug Misuse Prevention: Targeted Interventions
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
2017
Management of Substance Use Disorder
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Defense
2015
Coexisting Severe Mental Illness (Psychosis) and Substance Misuse: Assessment and Management in Healthcare Settings
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
2011
Guideline Watch (April 2007): Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders
American Psychiatric Association
2007
Drug Misuse in Over 16s: Psychosocial Interventions Clinical Guideline
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
2007
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders
American Psychiatric Association
2006
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2005

Opioid Abuse Guidelines

The ASAM National Practice Guideline For the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
American Society of Addition Medicine
2020 Update
Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2018
Opioid Use Disorders: Interventions for Community Pharmacists
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
2016
National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use
American Society of Addiction Medicine
2015
Pharmacologic Guidelines for Treating Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorders
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2012
WFSBP Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Substance Use and Related Disorders. Part 2: Opioid dependence
The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
2011
Drug Misuse in Over 16s: Opioid Detoxification Clinical Guideline
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
2007

Alcohol Abuse Guidelines

Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
American Psychiatric Association
2018
Pharmacist Toolkit: Alcohol Use Disorder
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
2018
Alcohol-use Disorders: Diagnosis and Management of Physical Complications
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Updated 2017
Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Substance Use and Related Disorders, Part 1: Alcoholism, First Revision
The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
2016
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2015
WFSBP Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Substance Use and Related Disorders, Part 1: Alcoholism
The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
2008