Society guideline links: Alcohol use disorders and withdrawal

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

●(See "Society guideline links: Alcohol consumption".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Treatment of acute poisoning caused by recreational drug or alcohol use".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Opioid use disorder and withdrawal".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Cannabis use disorder and withdrawal".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Benzodiazepine use disorder and withdrawal".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Stimulant use disorder and withdrawal".)

International

●World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and International Association for Women's Mental Health (IAWMH): Guidelines for the treatment of alcohol use disorders in pregnant women (2019)

●WFSBP: Guidelines for biological treatment of substance use and related disorders, part 1 – Alcoholism, first revision (2017)

●World Health Organization (WHO): Guidelines for the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy (2014)

●WFSBP: Consensus paper on biological markers for alcoholism (2013)

Canada

●Canadian guideline for the clinical management of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder (2023)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't routinely prescribe antidepressants as first-line treatment for depression comorbid with an active alcohol use disorder without first considering the possibility of a period of sobriety and subsequent reassessment for the persistence of depressive symptoms (2021)

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Clinical practice guideline on screening and counselling for alcohol consumption during pregnancy (2020)

United States

●National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): The healthcare professional's core resource on alcohol

●American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM): White paper for the emergency department management of patients with alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, and alcohol use disorder (2023)

●American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM): Clinical practice guideline on alcohol withdrawal management (2020)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy statement on alcohol use by youth (2019)

●AAP: Technical report on alcohol use by youth (2019)

●Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Evidence-based resource guide series – Substance misuse prevention for young adults (2019)

●American Psychiatric Association (APA): Practice guideline for the pharmacological treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder (2018)

●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults – Screening and behavioral counseling interventions (2018)

●AAP: Clinical report on binge drinking (2015)

●SAMHSA and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): Medication for the treatment of alcohol use disorder – A brief guide (2015)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Quality standard on alcohol-use disorders – Diagnosis and management (2011, updated 2023)

●NICE: Guideline for alcohol interventions in secondary and further education (2019)

●NICE: Clinical guideline on alcohol-use disorders − Diagnosis and management of physical complications (2010, updated 2017)

●NICE: Quality standard on alcohol − Preventing harmful use in the community (2015)

●Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM): Position statement on alcohol-related harm (2015)

●Royal College of Physicians (RCP): Alcohol dependence and withdrawal in the acute hospital (2012)

●NICE: Clinical guideline on alcohol-use disorders − Diagnosis, assessment, and management of harmful drinking (high-risk drinking) and alcohol dependence (2011)

●NICE: Public health guideline on alcohol-use disorders − Prevention (2010)

Australia–New Zealand

●Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA): Alcohol related brain injury (ARBI) − A guide for general practitioners and other health workers (2019)

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Avoid prescribing benzodiazepines to patients with a history of substance misuse (including alcohol) or multiple psychoactive drug use (2015)