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POISONS ACT 1971 - SECT 4 Meaning of drug-seeking behaviour

POISONS ACT 1971 - SECT 4

Meaning of drug-seeking behaviour

For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to exhibit drug-seeking behaviour in respect of a drug of dependence if there is reason to believe that –
(a) he or she is seeking to obtain a drug of dependence for the purpose of selling or supplying it to another person; or
(b) he or she is seeking to obtain a drug of dependence for a non-medical purpose; or
(c) as a result of the administration to him or her of the drug, he or she exhibits –
(i) impaired ability to manage properly the use of any such drug; or
(ii) behaviour which suggests such impaired ability; or
(d) failure to obtain drugs of dependence for a non-medical purpose is likely to cause the person to exhibit signs of mental or physical distress or disorder.