How to Manage Alcohol Dependence and Harmful Drinking: NICE Opens Public Consultation on Draft Guideline

Published June 27, 2010

How To Manage Alcohol Dependence And Harmful Drinking: NICE Opens Public Consultation On Draft Guideline
In draft guidance out day yesterday, NICE is calling for improvements to be made across the NHS in the diagnosis, assessment and management of people who are alcohol dependent or drinking harmful amounts of alcohol. Alcohol dependence affects around 4% of the population in England aged 16-65 years old – that’s around 1.1 million people. It is characterised by craving, tolerance, a preoccupation …
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