Post #3612938

2026-06-28 05:40 UTC

My friend, in the UK you can literally buy Panadol both with and without codiene over the counter at a pharmacy They have said multiple times they use the without for the most part, which is just paracetamol (acetaminophen). The UK and elsewhere don’t have the same problem with opiates as the US does. It’s not an offense to drive on medications unless it impares you, in effect giving the police reason to stop you from driving if impaired by it and legal means to prosecute you if you cause harm due to the imparement. That also means I could drive whilst high from my cannabis prescription if there was no imparement.

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@Jako302@feddit.org 2026-06-29 06:24

It’s not an offense to drive on medications unless it impares you Its not that its no offense, you simply can’t be prosecuted if no one knows about it. But that doesn’t equal legal. If you get into an accident and anyone finds out that you took opioide, even just medical painkillers, you will be attributed most of the blame in court. That also means I could drive whilst high from my cannabis prescription if there was no imparement. A prescription only provides defense in court, not an immunity to prosecution. It still is in your responsibility to prove that you weren’t impaired by your medication, which is nearly impossible. If your tolerance is high enough that your reaction time doesn’t decrease, then its nearly useless either way.

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