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Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management of harmful drinking (high-risk drinking) and alcohol dependence

Clinical guideline
Reference number: CG115
Published: 23 February 2011
Last updated: 21 October 2014

History

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 107 KB)

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22 July 2019

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Surveillance review proposal (PDF 1.24 MB)

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25 April 2019
Comments form (MSWord 31 KB)

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25 April 2019

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 108 KB)

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24 April 2019

Review documents

Other information

CG115 Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: evidence update (PDF 395 KB)

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01 January 2013

Background information

CG115 Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: press release information
2011/029 People who misuse alcohol to benefit from new guidance (PDF 77 KB)

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06 December 2013

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: pre-publication check

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: pre-publication check information
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: pre-publication check - error reporting table (PDF 43 KB)

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23 February 2011
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline (PDF 3.83 MB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: draft full guideline appendices
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 16a - experience of care study characteristics (PDF 185 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 16b - case management study characteristics (PDF 120 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 16c - rehabilitation study characteristics (PDF 203 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 16d - psychological interventions study characteristics (PDF 376 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 16e - pharmacological interventions study characteristics (PDF 443 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 17a - case management forest plots (PDF 44 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 17b - rehabilitation units forest plots (PDF 79 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 17c - psychology interventions forest plots (PDF 566 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 17d - pharmacology forest plots (PDF 428 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 18a - case management GRADE profiles (PDF 168 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 18b - rehabilitation GRADE profiles (PDF 230 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 18c - psychological interventions GRADE profiles (PDF 1.15 MB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 18d - pharmacology GRADE profiles (PDF 478 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 18e - economic evidence profiles (PDF 133 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: full guideline appendix 19 - health economic evidence tables (PDF 185 KB)

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25 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: pre-publication check - comments proforma (MSWord 55 KB)

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24 November 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: consultation tables with developer's responses (PDF 1 MB)

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25 November 2010

How to manage alcohol dependence and harmful drinking: NICE opens public consultation on draft guideline

How to manage alcohol dependence and harmful drinking: NICE opens public consultation on draft guideline information
Download the PDF version (PDF 71 KB)

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06 December 2013

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: remit

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: remit (PDF 14 KB)

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31 October 2007

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: guideline development and consultation

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: guideline development and consultation
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: equalities impact assessment (recommendations) (PDF 43 KB)

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23 February 2011
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: final consultation comments with developer's responses table (PDF 1 MB)

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23 February 2011
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: draft guideline consultation information
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: draft full guideline for consultation (PDF 3.72 MB)

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24 June 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: draft full guideline appendices
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: draft full guideline - appendix 19 (PDF 171 KB)

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24 June 2010
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: draft NICE guidance for consultation (PDF 218 KB)

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24 June 2010
Alcohol dependence: GDG Membership List (PDF 20 KB)

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11 September 2009
Alcohol Dependence GDG minutes
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 1 minutes (PDF 104 KB)

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08 April 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 2 minute (PDF 113 KB)

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08 April 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 3 minutes (PDF 99 KB)

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08 April 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 4 minutes (PDF 175 KB)

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24 May 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 5 minutes (PDF 90 KB)

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08 April 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 6 minutes (PDF 61 KB)

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24 May 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 7 minutes (PDF 61 KB)

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24 May 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 8 minutes (PDF 49 KB)

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24 May 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 9 minutes (PDF 49 KB)

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24 May 2010
Alcohol Dependence - GDG 10 minutes (PDF 85 KB)

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24 May 2010

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: stakeholder list and how to register

Alcohol dependence: list of stakeholders (PDF 40 KB)

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11 October 2010

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: scoping workshop, consultation and final scope

Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Alcohol dependence: scope consultation information
Alcohol dependence: scope comments table (PDF 252 KB)

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27 March 2009
Alcohol dependence: final scope (PDF 42 KB)

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27 March 2009