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The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
Border Force seized 119 tonnes of illegal drugs, a 52% increase from last year, in the highest number of seizures on record.
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
Over 90 tonnes of illegal drugs have been seized by Border Force so far this year, a 92% increase on the year before, including 19 tonnes of cocaine.
This essential guide for drug and treatment professionals provides the most up to date scientific evidence on the health harms arising from drug misuse.
Dawn raids in four counties across the West Midlands and the Northwest of England this morning (29 April) dismantle major criminal network trafficking unlicensed medicines.
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