Substance Use Disorders

Overview of addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Mental HealthAddiction Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Alcohol - problem drinking
National
CKS: Opioid dependence
National
Overview | Drug use disorders in adults | Quality standards | NICE
National
Substance dependence | Treatment summaries | BNF | NICE
National
ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline No. 4: Treatment and Management of Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy
Local
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022
Local
Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants
Local
Clinical Practice Guidelines - Psychiatry.org (APA)
Local
Clinical Practice Guidelines & Practice Parameters: Substance Use Disorders and Problematic Substance Use (AACAP)
Local
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (APA)
Local
Guidelines for identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy
Local
HIV Clinical Guidelines: Special Populations: Substance Use Disorders and HIV (NIH)
Local
Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy | ACOG Committee Opinion
Local
Substance Use Disorders - Statutes, Regulations, and Guidelines | SAMHSA
Local
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (2021)
Local
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (2021)
Local