Factsheets

These factsheets, aimed at medical students, cover substance misuse across medical disciplines and include common clinical presentations and management of such within four categories: these are Clinical Presentations; Specialities and Settings; Communication,treatment and prevention interventions; and Distinctive Groups. They were developed for the Substance Misuse in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum project.

Search resources

Search by category. Select one or more of the options below and then click search.

Alternatively, type your keywords below and press enter.

Your search results will appear here

Alternatively, if you wish to browse a list of Factsheets, they are presented in their categories, here:

Category I: Clinical Presentations

Cardiology and Substance Use

Substance misuse in neurology

Substance misuse in psychiatry

Palliative care

Substance misuse in gastroenterology

Substance misuse and infectious diseases

Category II: Specialities & Settings

Surgery and Anaesthetics

Drug Misuse in the Emergency Department

Alcohol and the Emergency Department

Substance misuse in general practice

Category III: Communication, Treatment & Prevention Interventions

E-Cigarettes (EC)

Assessment and Screening Tools

Alcohol withdrawal

Pharmacology of addictions

Novel Psychoactive Substances

Public health and substance misuse

Communication and substance misuse

Category IV: Distinctive Groups

Women and Substance Use

The Health of Doctors

Pregnancy and substance misuse