ABUSE OF DRUGS.
STRICT CONTROL IN BRITAIN. United Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, January 2. Demands for additional precautions against the abuse of drugs and strictei control of their distribution, which have been made during recent years in many quarters, are met in new regulations' issued bv the Home Office amending the Poisons List. The order, which will come into operation on May 1, provides for the compulsory production of a physician s prescription in the purchase of veronal, alonal, and other drugs of the barbituric group, as well as certain otlioi di'ugs. . . ~ The sale of strychnine as a vermicide is also prohibited. Insulin and thyroid preparations must be sold with a cautionary label advising their use only under medical supervision.—British Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 70, 4 January 1936, Page 5
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