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HOUSE BILL NO. 2458 House Amendments in [ ] -- January 25, 2001 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-258.2, relating to using prescriptions not as prescribed; penalty. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Phillips ---------- Referred to Committee on Militia and Police ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-258.2 as follows:

§ 18.2-258.2. Using prescriptions not as prescribed; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any person to [ use introduce into the body ] a [ lawfully prescribed ] drug [ prescribed ] by a practitioner as defined in § 54.1-3401 in a manner inconsistent with the prescribed use if the [ sole ] intent of the user is to become intoxicated [ , inebriated, excited, stupefied, to dull the brain or nervous system, or to otherwise enhance the action of the drug ] . A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.