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Online Safety Bill strengthened with new list of criminal content for tech firms to remove as a priority
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug following increased evidence of bladder damage from frequent misuse, experts have recommended.
Thousands of prisoners vulnerable to addiction, mental health issues or homelessness will no longer be released on Fridays as a new Bill to reduce reoffending becomes law today (29 June 2023).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Home Office asks organisers of summer music festivals to warn people about the dangers of so-called 'legal highs'.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The government has banned 'NBOMe' and 'Benzofury', two groups of 'legal highs'.
Prison services could reduce drug-related harms by avoiding releasing vulnerable prisoners on a Friday, the ACMD has today advised the Home Secretary.
Brits abroad urged to consider consequences of drug crime
PHE raising awareness of Shigella infection risk among gay and bisexual men in England.
New recommendations after a Europe-wide review of cardiovascular safety.
Remain vigilant for signs and symptoms of bleeding complications during treatment with DOACs (apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, rivaroxaban), especially in patients with increased bleeding risks. Specific reversal agents are available for dabigatran (Praxbind▼, idarucizumab), and apixaban and rivaroxaban (Ondexxya▼, andexanet alfa)....
The Forensic Early Warning System has picked up 27 new drugs since January 2011.
A number of so-called ‘legal highs’ will become illegal class b drugs, the Home Office announced today.
Coalition government takes range of action to respond to challenges of new psychoactive substances.
Different antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) vary considerably in their characteristics, which influences the risk of whether switching between different manufacturers’ products of a particular drug may cause adverse effects or loss of seizure control. AEDs have been divided into three risk-based...
Drugs order also controls tramadol as a Class C substance and upgrades ketamine to Class B
Quinine should only be considered when cramps cause regular disruption of sleep.
A number of so-called 'legal highs' including Black Mamba and Mexxy became illegal Class B drugs today.
PHE figures show that while 48% of injecting drug users were unaware of having hepatitis C, rates of HIV among this group remain low at 1%.
Plans were announced by the government today (Monday 31 March) to strengthen powers to seize substances used by criminals to cut with illegal drugs.
Three months after landmark legislation commenced on 26 May 2016, figures show 332 retailers no longer selling psychoactive substances and 186 arrests.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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