PHE COVID-19 guidance on stopping drinking for people dependent on alcohol

Public Health England have added to the growing list of alcohol resources in response to the Coronavirus crisis with COVID-19: information on stopping drinking for people dependent on alcohol.

Contents include:

1. What you need to know
2. Background
3. Symptoms
4. Protection against infection
5. Considerations for people using drugs or alcohol
6. Children and families
7. Mental health
8. Access to opioid substitution treatment
9. Needle and syringe programmes (NSPs)
10. Drug detoxification
11. Alcohol harm reduction and detoxification
12. Non-medical support
13. Those not in drug and alcohol treatment
14. What else commissioners and providers of drug and alcohol treatment services can do
15. Cleaning and waste
16. Other sources of information

The guidance follows SHAAP guidance on recommendations for services on alcohol related problems and other available reports and resources.