DoH REVIEWS POLICY ON ADDICTION TO LEGAL DRUGS
Parliamentary Question - 16 July 2009
Hansard, Column 673W
Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess the efficacy of his policy on the prescription of tranquillisers in limiting the number of medicines prescribed. [276005]
Gillian Merron: The addiction to prescription drugs, such as benzodiazepines, is a very important issue and a number of steps have been taken to tackle this problem with the main focus on advice to prevent such dependence occurring in the first place, by warning general practitioners of the potential side-effects of prescribed medicines and the dangers of involuntary addiction to benzodiazepines.
Over the coming months the Department will be reviewing its policy on addiction to prescription and over the (OTC) drugs, including tranquillisers. This review will identify where and how policy should advanced, so that those addicted to prescription or OTC drugs receive high quality, effective services.
Well done to Jim Dobbin and Addiction today!
Posted by: Frugal Dougal | August 15, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Government should have strict regulation of these legal drugs. Some of this drugs are really addictive if used regularly and may cause damage in the future. I just hope to see a world with free of destructive drugs.
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