Harefuah
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Recently, a new Law, named the "derivative law" (first addition, schedule drug change--2010), was accepted in the Israeli parliament. It will mean that dangerous substances that are closely related structurally to a drug that is listed in the dangerous drugs ordinance will automatically enter the dangerous drugs ordinance. The dangerous drugs that were sold in kiosks were related to 4 major groups: Amphetamines, methamphetamines, cathinone and methcathinone. ⋯ In an urgent meeting of the multi-ministry committee on psychotropic substances held in December 2010 in the Israel Anti-Drug Authority, it was decided to recommend to the Minister of Health to insert an inclusive group of "synthetic cannabinoids" into the control drug list in Israel. On April 5, 2011, after receiving the approval of the health and welfare committee in the Israeli parliament, the dangerous drugs ordinance (new version)--5732-1973 was amended with the addition of an inclusive group of "synthetic cannabinoids". These include: JWH-018, JWH-133, JWH-073, CP 47, 497, CP 55, 940, HU-331, HU-210, HU-211, HU-250.
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In many European countries the use of opioids for long-term treatment of non-malignant pain has dramatically increased during the last decade in order to improve the patient's quality of life, to allow social activities and the return to work. Therefore, the issue of driving by patients regularly taking opioids, and its medico-legal aspects, concerns physicians, patients and society. ⋯ The decision to allow patients to drive under stable long-term opioid therapy is always individually based and should be founded on relevant and up-to-date clinical data, including both physical and mental evaluations. The patient, on the other hand, should also be responsible for his condition before and during driving.