Implementation of that guidance will help to address the variations in prescribing practice reported in the Effective Interventions Unit's (EIU) recent consultation workshop report.In addition, we are working closely with Royal College of General Practitioners and others to look at what further training requires to be given to GPs to help them implement this guidance.The EIU will also be looking at the training and support needs of GPs and primary care teams as part of its detailed work, now under way, on effective shared care arrangements for drug users. There will be a focus on the development...