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A gang of drug smugglers have been jailed for a total of 20 years in The Netherlands after Border Force officers foiled their plot.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
NRG-1, should be made a Class B drug, recommends the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in its advice to government.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Healthcare professionals should monitor the use and safety of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV as they are advanced.
Supporting safer use
The wide-ranging review will look into ways drugs fuel serious violence.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Poisons specialists have flagged rises in calls and online queries about treating users of new psychoactive substances, misleadingly known as ‘legal highs’.
A new report reveals signs of a slowing in the rate of people successfully overcoming their addiction.
The Justice Secretary delivers his first major speech on prison reform at the Royal Society of Arts in London.
The recommended limits for 16 different drugs have now been approved following 2 government consultations.
MHRA has received reports of unintentional overdose of fentanyl due to dosing errors, accidental exposure, and exposure of the patch to a heat source.
A case study on Mexico’s 'war on drugs' from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
We are changing our arrangements for sending out email alerts about Drug Safety Update.
Check pumps after MRI.
We are launching a pilot scheme for healthcare professionals in the UK to report suspected adverse reactions to illicit drugs, particularly new psychoactive substances.
Reminder to monitor and manage weight, glucose, and lipid levels.
2018 saw a fall in reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to the Yellow Card Scheme from key reporter groups, including GPs, pharmacists, and hospital doctors. Every Yellow Card report counts, and a few minutes taken by you or...
Better technology means courts are punishing drug drive offenders in record numbers.
How to reduce risk of illicit use.
A new temporary control power will be used for the first time to ban so-called legal high 'mexxy', the government announced today.
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