Substance Misuse
Useful Information
The Orange Book
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) on behalf of the Department of Health and devolved administrations has published an updated version of Drug Misuse and Dependence – UK Guidelines on Clinical Management (28/9/07).
This is a new version of the 1999 Clinical Guidelines, commonly called the ‘Orange Book’. The new Clinical Guidelines build on the previous evidence-based and well-established Clinical Guidelines but reflect some of the considerable changes that have occurred in drug treatment over the past eight years. The latest Clinical Guidelines also reflects the recent suite of guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
The Clinical Guidelines 2007 provide a UK-wide framework for the clinical treatment of drug misuse. They recognise the increasing diversity of drug treatment delivery and set out some of the key clinical governance issues to be taken into account by all drug treatment providers.
To download the Orange book (2007)click here.
To download the original version of the Orange book (1999)click here.
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