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Drugs banned for drivers will not be labeled for the time being: the State Duma has rejected the amendments

  • November 1, 2023
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Delegates rejected a bill that proposed introducing mandatory labeling of drugs banned for use while driving. It turned out that the amendments were incorrect; parliamentarians still have to

Drugs banned for drivers will not be labeled for the time being: the State Duma has rejected the amendments

Delegates rejected a bill that proposed introducing mandatory labeling of drugs banned for use while driving. It turned out that the amendments were incorrect; parliamentarians still have to figure out how to do this correctly.

As Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports, amendments on the mandatory labeling of medications that should not be taken while driving have been rejected by the State Duma due to procedural inconsistencies; they have been included in the wrong bill. It all started with a ruling by the Constitutional Court, which decided that drivers should be punished not only for alcohol or drugs, but also for “medicinal” drunkenness. But this requires appropriate legislative changes.

Delegates suggested that medications prohibited for motorists be marked with an appropriate sign. For example, Corvalol, Valocordin, Pentalgin-N, Valoserdin and Valoferin contain phenobarbital; “Solpadein”, “Nurofen Plus”, “Caffetin”, “Sedalgin-Neo” and “Terpinkod” – codeine. The first relates to psychotropic substances, the second to narcotics.

To avoid unfair punishments, it is necessary not only to designate medications that cannot be taken while driving, but also to introduce standards for the content of certain substances in the body – by analogy with alcohol.

As Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports, amendments on the mandatory labeling of medications that should not be taken while driving have been rejected by the State Duma due to procedural inconsistencies; they have been included in the wrong bill. It all started with a ruling by the Constitutional Court, which decided that drivers should be punished not only for alcohol or drugs, but also for “medicinal” drunkenness. But this requires appropriate legislative changes.

Delegates suggested that medications prohibited for motorists be marked with an appropriate sign. For example, Corvalol, Valocordin, Pentalgin-N, Valoserdin and Valoferin contain phenobarbital; “Solpadein”, “Nurofen Plus”, “Caffetin”, “Sedalgin-Neo” and “Terpinkod” – codeine. The first relates to psychotropic substances, the second to narcotics.

To avoid unfair punishments, it is necessary not only to designate medications that cannot be taken while driving, but also to introduce standards for the content of certain substances in the body – by analogy with alcohol.

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