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The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
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...
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
The review will examine the harm that drugs cause and look at prevention, treatment and recovery.
This guide is about infections that occur in people who inject drugs (PWID).
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
Foresight project looking at how future scientific advances may affect our understanding of addiction and drug use.
The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation.
Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire promotes the UK’s balanced approach towards tackling drug use, with a focus on the challenge of synthetic opioids.
This series brings together all documents relating to the UK government’s 10-year drugs strategy.
The eMIT provides information about prices and usage for generic drugs and pharmaceutical products.
This series brings together all documents relating to drugs licensing.
Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.
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