{"id":15995,"date":"2023-07-18T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/?page_id=15995"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:15:29","slug":"drug-misuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/alcoholanddruguse\/drug-misuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drug misuse treatment is evidence-driven:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdf.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Drug Forum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/673978\/clinical_guidelines_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Orange Book\u2019<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lothian GPs can participate in the enhanced service, which emphasises supportive care, harm reduction including BBV testing and Naloxone provision, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for those who are stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/intranet.lothian.scot.nhs.uk\/Directory\/pcft\/Pages\/PCFT%20Home%20Page.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Primary Care Facilitator Team<\/a> is available to GP teams for information, advice and support. The team provides a series of <a href=\"http:\/\/intranet.lothian.scot.nhs.uk\/Directory\/pcft\/PCFT%20GoodPracticeGuidance\/Pages\/PCFT-Brief.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PCFT Briefs<\/a>, with updates on a range of drug-related issues including Opiate Replacement Therapy (ORT), toxicology, HIV, polypharmacy, bereavement and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources and Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/medication-assisted-treatment-mat-standards-scotland-access-choice-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards: access, choice, support &#8211; gov.scot (www.gov.scot)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drug misuse and dependence (UK guidelines on clinical management) \u2013 the \u2018Orange Book\u2019:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/673978\/clinical_guidelines_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/673978\/clinical_guidelines_2017.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findings.org.uk\/docs\/dmatrix.php?s=eb&amp;r=&amp;c=&amp;sf=sfnos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drug Treatment Matrix<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdf.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Drug Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drug misuse treatment is evidence-driven: Lothian GPs can participate in the enhanced service, which emphasises supportive care, harm reduction including BBV testing and Naloxone provision, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for those who are stable. The Primary Care Facilitator Team is available to GP teams for information, advice and support. The team provides a series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":4453,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[958],"class_list":["post-15995","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-https-apps-nhslothian-scot-refhelp-drug-misuse"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"heatherlevy","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/heatherlevy\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/https-apps-nhslothian-scot-refhelp-guidelines-alcoholanddruguse\/https-apps-nhslothian-scot-refhelp-drug-misuse\/\" rel=\"tag\">Drug Misuse<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Drug misuse treatment is evidence-driven: Lothian GPs can participate in the enhanced service, which emphasises supportive care, harm reduction including BBV testing and Naloxone provision, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for those who are stable. 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