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At Drug Science we like to cover different topics relating to drugs. These topics cover the many different ways that psychoactive substances have an impact on our culture and society.

Does the co-use of cannabis exacerbate the effect of alcohol on the risk of crashing? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael White and Nicholas Burns

May 25, 20231 min read

DSPL

Does the co-use of cannabis exacerbate the effect of alcohol on the risk of crashing? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparative harms assessments for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco: Risk for psychosis, cognitive impairment, and traffic accident

Petter Grahl Johnstad

Jul 25, 20222 min read

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Comparative harms assessments for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco: Risk for psychosis, cognitive impairment, and traffic accident

Author Petter Grahl Johnstad Published July 25, 2022 Abstract Researchers have associated cannabis use with risk for psychosis, cognitive...

Tiago Vasconcelos

May 24, 20225 min read

MPWG

Ketamine for Alcohol Use Disorder

Written by Tiago Vasconcelos. A review of the recent paper – ‘Adjunctive Ketamine With Relapse Prevention–Based Psychological Therapy in...

Drug Science

Feb 23, 20211 min read

Science

David Nutt on Alcohol as a Drug

David Nutt – Deep Dive into Alcohol Alcohol is among the most harmful of all recreational drugs, and yet it is the most widely used in...

Alcohol hangover: The health impact with a historic and Chinese perspective

Professor David Nutt

Feb 27, 20201 min read

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Alcohol hangover: The health impact with a historic and Chinese perspective

Hangovers represent a major source of distress to the individual and a huge source of economic loss to society. Hangovers and their...

Dr Shanna Marrinan

Dec 23, 20197 min read

Cannabis

THC vs Alcohol Impaired Driving

By Dr. Shanna Marrinan Since the 2nd of March 2015, it has been illegal to drive with predetermined amounts of particular drugs...

First safety study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with alcohol use disorder

Ben Sessa, Chloe Sakal and more

Jul 22, 20192 min read

MDMA

First safety study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with alcohol use disorder

Authors: Ben Sessa, Chloe Sakal, Steve O’Brien and David Nutt Published: July 15, 2019 Read the full paper here (open access) We present...

A tale of two moralities: Politicians, doctors, use of addictive substances and lobbying

Professor David Nutt

Jul 18, 20181 min read

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A tale of two moralities: Politicians, doctors, use of addictive substances and lobbying

Alcohol use during the day is common amongst British MPs and Parliamentary staff even when Parliament is in session. MPs are frequently...

A multi-criterion decision analysis applied to alcohol and cannabis regulation

Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more

Feb 11, 20182 min read

DSPL

A multi-criterion decision analysis applied to alcohol and cannabis regulation

Authors: Ole Rogeberg, Daniel Bergsvik, Lawrence D. Phillips, Jan van Amsterdam, Niamh Eastwood, Graeme Henderson, Micheal Lynskey, Fiona...

An effective hangover treatment: Friend or foe?

Drug Science

Nov 17, 20172 min read

DSPL

An effective hangover treatment: Friend or foe?

Background The purpose of this study was to examine whether drinkers would change their alcohol consumption behavior if an effective...

‘Scotch mist’: the ongoing saga of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing

Drug Science

Dec 10, 20166 min read

Policy

‘Scotch mist’: the ongoing saga of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing

‘Scotch mist’ may be taken to refer to a whisky-based beverage (Scotch whisky, crushed ice and lemon peel). More traditionally, the term...

Drug Science

Apr 3, 20143 min read

DSPL

Khat and alcohol harm comparison

As the khat ban approached, DrugScience commissioned a review of khat harms, following the detailed and rigorous report from the UK...