Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act
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Substance Abuse Legislation
Barbados
15 August 1990
Legislation/regulation
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The Parliament of Barbados; Government of Barbados
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References in this Act to misusing a drug are references to using it otherwise than as authorized by or under this Act by taking it; and the reference in the foregoing provision to the taking of a drug is a reference to the taking of it by a human being by smoking, inhaling, ingesting or injecting it or any other form of self administration, whether or not involving assistance by another.Content
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