Prescription medications are highly regulated to make sure they are as safe and effective as possible.

The last decade has seen an emerging black market for prescription medications particularly from unscrupulous online pharmacies,

Some of the products sold illegally by these pharmacies are poor quality counterfeits

Tobacco is the largest killer of all the psychoactive drugs, but smoking rates are now falling.

Electronic cigarettes are safer than tobacco smoking because they only contain nicotine and none of the other harmful chemicals found in tobacco.

The aggressive marketing of electronic cigarettes to young people has rapidly driven up their use causing concern that they will result in a new generation addicted to nicotine.

If you don’t smoke, don’t vape!

Young people are drinking less, but tend to binge drink when they do drink

Reduce the many risks of alcohol intoxication but pacing drinking, avoiding drinking, understanding alcohol ‘units’ and knowing how to put a friend in the recovery position.

There is emerging research suggesting that some illegal psychoactive drugs, such as cannabis and some hallucinogens, may have therapeutic value, but further research is needed to understand their potential benefits.