Guidance

Treating drug dependence recovery with medication

Advice on best practice for reviewing individuals in substance misuse treatment.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 December 2013

This publication was withdrawn on 12 February 2025

This page has been withdrawn because it’s out of date. For current guidance on the treatment of drug dependence, including reviews, see Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management.

Applies to England

Documents

[Withdrawn] Medications in recovery: best practice in reviewing substance misuse treatment

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Details

This report provides further advice from the recovery orientated drug treatment (RODT) expert group on the:

• frequency at which individuals receiving treatment for addiction should be reviewed
• structure of the review meetings

Drug treatment commissioners and services can use these reviews to assess the progress of any medical treatment and revise treatment plans in order to better benefit the patient.

Published 1 December 2013