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The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
Two pharmacists who sold ‘industrial’ quantities of Class C controlled drugs were yesterday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment each, suspended for 24 months, at Southwark Crown Court following an investigation by the Criminal Enforcement Unit of the Medicines and Healthcare...
The expansion of testing on arrest across England and Wales has seen nearly 100,000 drug tests on suspects whose behaviour was believed to have been driven by their drug abuse.
FCDO travel advice for Kazakhstan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
This series brings together all documents relating to drug testing on arrest.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs makes recommendations to government on the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, including classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its regulations. ACMD is an advisory non-departmental...
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