DVLA rules - drug and alcohol misuse Flashcards

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Pts with alcohol misuse and dependence?

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  • Persistent alcohol misuse/dependence
  • Confirmed by medical enquiry and/or evidence of otherwise unexplained abnormal blood markers

Licence revocation or refusal until minimum*** period of controlled drinking or abstinence has been attained, with normalisation of blood parameters
- Minimum 6 months for misuse
- Minimum 1 year for dependency

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Cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy, LSD

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  • Persistent use or dependency
  • Confirmed by medical enquiry
  • Licence refusal or revocation until minimum 6 months free of use has been attained
  • May need independent medical assessment and urine screen arranged by DVLA
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Heroin, cocaine, methadone

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  • Persistent use or dependency
  • Confirmed by medical enquiry
  • Licence refusal or revocation until minimum 1 year free of use has been attained
  • May need independent medical assessment and urine screen arranged by DVLA
  • May need consultant report one reapplication
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