The Alabama Legislature hereby finds that the diversion, abuse, and misuse of prescription medications classified as controlled substances under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act constitutes a serious threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of the State of Alabama. The Legislature further finds that establishment of a controlled substances prescription database to monitor the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances will materially assist state regulators and practitioners authorized to prescribe and dispense controlled substances in the prevention of diversion, abuse, and misuse of controlled substances prescription medication through the provision of education and information, early intervention, and prevention of diversion, and investigation and enforcement of existing laws governing the use of controlled substances.
Ala. Code § 20-2-210
Legislative Findings.
Known as the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 20-2-1 to 20-2-93 (87 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Xiulu Ruan (2020)
Most recently applied in United States v. Xiulu Ruan (July 2020)
(Act 2004-443, p. 781, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.