- Recommendation ID
- NG215/04
- Question
Individual circumstances and the risk of dependence: Do individual circumstances such as social distress, low income or limited access to alternative sources of support lead to an increased risk of problems associated with dependence on prescribed medicines?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on making decisions about prescribing and taking a dependence-forming medicine or antidepressant.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: risk factors.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults
- Number
- NG215
- Date issued
- April 2022
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 30/04/2022 |