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Legal drugs

Information about prescription and over-the-counter medicines is provided by Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia and includes:

• Prescription drugs and their effects
• Over-the-counter drugs and their effects
• Research
• Legal control over medicines

Regulatory guidelines and standards for prescription medicines can be found on the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing website.

Get help for dependence to prescription drugs

See our information about addiction prevention and help from support services in Adelaide and country South Australia.

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More information

On this site
Illegal drugs

Other websites
Legal control over medicines - Drug and Alcohol Services

Legislation
Controlled Substances Act 1984
Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 1996

Related Tags: chemists, pharmaceutical, tablets, licit drugs, pills, addiction

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