There is a misconception amongst some, which are they believe that everyone who is in drug rehab, such as a residential facility, is there because they have been convicted of a drug offence and been sent there rather than to prison. However, most will have voluntarily entered drug rehab. Admittedly, there will also be some individuals convicted of drug offences that a court has deemed more appropriate to order into a drug rehab program than to serve a custodial sentence.

This also brings to light that there will only be certain drug offences that those in drug rehab with a conviction will have committed. One thing is pretty sure and that it is unlikely those convicted of manufacturing, supplying or trafficking illegal drugs will be sent to drug rehab but instead be given prison sentences and long ones.

This shows that there is a hierarchy of the seriousness of drug offences and several possibilities as to why someone could potentially be arrested and convicted. The primary drug offences total nine in all, so let us look at each of these and assess what they mean.

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