DEFINITIONS
RECOGNITION OF ALCOHOL/DRUG USE IN MEDICAL SETTINGS
ACUTE MANAGEMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF DRUG & ALCOHOL PROBLEMS OUT OF HOURS
PATIENTS IN SPECIAL CATEGORIES
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF NURSING OF WITHDRAWAL STATES
THE MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
PREVENTION, COUNSELLING & LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT
RESOURCES

Drug and Alcohol Issues

DEFINITIONS

Link to "Safe" levels, Abuse and Dependence

RECOGNITION OF ALCOHOL/DRUG USE IN MEDICAL SETTINGS

Link to 2.1.11.5.3 Alcohol Dependence which covers:

Hospital presentations
General practice and other outpatient settings
Taking an alcohol/drug history
Quantification of alcohol consumption
Quantification of other drug use

ACUTE MANAGEMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS

Link to 2.1.11.5.1 Acute Management of Alcohol Problems

RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF DRUG & ALCOHOL PROBLEMS OUT OF HOURS

PATIENTS IN SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Link to Patients in Special Categories which covers patients in custody, patients with psychiatric illnesses and patients with chronic pain on prescribed narcotics.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF NURSING OF WITHDRAWAL STATES

Link to Nursing of Withdrawal States

THE MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

Link to Medical Complications of Alcohol and Drug Use which covers alcohol, intravenous drugs and sedatives.

PREVENTION, COUNSELLING & LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT

Link to Long-term management of Alcohol and Drug Problems which covers alcohol, opioids, amphetamines and benzodiazepines.

RESOURCES

Alcohol withdrawal scale
Alcohol content of various drinks

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