Opioid Dependence

Management of opioid misuse.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Mental HealthPain Management

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Opioid dependence
National
Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management
National
NICE guideline [TA114]: Methadone and buprenorphine for managing opioid dependence
National
NICE guideline [TA115]: Naltrexone for the management of opioid dependence
National
ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Local
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022
Local
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016
Local
Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (SAMHSA)
Local
Guidelines for the Psychosocially Assisted Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid Dependence (WHO, 2009)
Local
Management of opioid use disorder: 2024 update to the national guideline
Local
National consensus statement on opioid agonist treatment in opioid dependence
Local
NSW Clinical Guidelines: Treatment of Opioid Dependence 2018
Local
Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy (ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 177)
Local
Queensland Opioid Dependence Treatment Guidelines (version 1.2)
Local
WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment and overdose prevention
Local