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Old 14th, April 2008, 01:15 AM
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Default Re: Medicines available for 'alcohol dependants'

See BNF section 4.10

also consider non drug treatments

From the Orange Book

"6.4.4 Non-drug interventions
Advice should be given on the location of
Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meetings, and
patients should be encouraged to attend AA
meetings as part of their initial treatment
programmes. Posters with information on NA
and AA should be prominently displayed in
patient waiting areas and leaflets on such
programmes should be available. Knowledge of
other local support groups and day programmes,
and active links with such programmes, can
facilitate patient uptake."

The SIGN Guidelines are useful
http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign74.pdf

NICE guidance is under development

This however is useful

http://beta.cks.library.nhs.uk/alcohol_problem_drinking

(declaration of interest - I've been invited to be a reviewer)

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