The framework also tasks commissioners with providing services for patients who wish to stop taking addictive medicines.Īnd it states to help reduce prescribing in the first place: ‘Systems should ensure that alternative treatment options are available and that prescribers are aware of them.’ Where appropriate GPs should offer social prescribing, health coaching, peer support as well as psychotherapy before prescribing a potentially addictive medicine. In the action plan, NHS England notes this is a complex issue that needs a ‘whole system approach’ with personalised and innovative support for those at risk of withdrawal or dependence. The detailed framework has been published following a 2019 review by Public Health England, which found one in four adults were prescribed medications associated with dependence, including opioids, benzodiazepines and antidepressants.
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