Title:

Module 2 - Drugs and Alcohol misuse

Description:

Drugs and Alcohol misuse - Referral of patients with drug or alcohol problems to appropriate services, understanding the scale and complications of alcohol and substance misuse.

Authors:

• Dr Bhaskar Punukollu, Consultant in Addictions, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Steven Reid, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Dr Daniel Hughes, CT3 Psychiatry, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Dr Nicholas Adams, ST3 Emergency Medicine, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
  
• Laura Pisaneschi, Education Fellow (Mental Health Nurse), UCLPartners

Hierarchy:

Wellbeing and Mental Health (PWP) > Mental Health Awareness > Assessment of a patient with urgent mental health needs > Module 2 - Drugs and Alcohol misuse

Keywords:

Drugs and Alcohol Misuse, Drug or Alcohol problems, Substance misuse, mental health, NHS, Acute, A&E, emergency and urgent care

Created:

27 Oct 2016

Updated:

27 Oct 2016