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Safety leaflet on opioid medicines to help patients and their families reduce the risks of harm.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times that marketing vapes to children is unacceptable - they should only have a role in helping smokers quit.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
Oral statement by the Culture Secretary on the white paper setting out government's plans for major reform of gambling laws
A burglar has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred it for being too low
Steven Brown will spend longer behind bars after Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal.
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...
This report describes research on employment support for Work Programme clients with a drug or alcohol dependency.
Despicable people who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will face prosecution under a new law announced by the government today (16 April 2024).
If you've used illegal drugs or misused drugs you must tell DVLA - download the correct form to let them know
Resource for commissioners, providers and clinicians to identify the essential functions of addiction specialist doctors in recovery oriented treatment.
Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.
medac GmbH (t/a medac Pharma LLP) is recalling the product for the batch specified in this notification due to particles detected during long-term stability tests.
People are urged to seek advice from healthcare professionals if they feel they have become dependent on or addicted to codeine linctus.
Where to get help if you are having suicidal thoughts, and what to do if you are worried about someone else.
Check the tariff classification for surface-active preparation for washing the skin and the hair (gel 2-in-1).
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