Misuse of Drugs Act Flashcards

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What is the Misuse of Drug Act

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An act for the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and substances and for purposes connected therewith

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What is the purpose of misuse of drug acts?

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  • fight drug abuse by severe punishment of traffickers and strictly restricting public’s access to drugs of abuse
  • provide for the enforcement powers of the CNB and penalties for various drug offences.
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Define controlled drug (CD)

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  • any substance or product which is for the time being specified in class A, B and C of the first schedule in the misuse of drugs act
  • anything that contains such substance or products
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What are the 2 classifications of CD

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under misuse of drug act (3 classes)
under misuse of drug regulations (4 schedules)

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List the 4 schedules from most stringent to least stringent

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fourth, second third first

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how long must the records related to CDs be kept for

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3 years

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