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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.
Can prescribed medical cannabis use reduce the use of other more harmful drugs?
Authors: Rosalind Gittins, Ben Sessa Published: January 13, 2020 There is growing recognition of the potential utility of medical...
Rosalind Gittins and Ben Sessa
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Groundhog decade not brave new world
Author: David J Nutt Published: January 6, 2020 Foreword by Professor David Nutt – “I was removed from my position as Chief Advisor of...
Professor David Nutt
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Using the pharmacy retail model to examine perceptions and biases of a UK population sample towards regulation of specific psychoactive drugs
Authors: Edward James, Thomas L Robertshaw, Michael J Pascoe, Fiona M Chapman, Andrew D Westwell, Andrew P Smith Published: September 27,...
Edward James, Thomas Robertshaw and more
Sep 27, 20192 min read
De-mythologizing and re-branding of kava as the new ‘world drug’ of choice
Authors: S Apo Aporosa Published: September 19, 2019 What seemed impossible 50 years ago is today becoming a reality as ‘soft drugs’ such...
S Apo Aporosa
Sep 19, 20191 min read
2018: A watershed year for psychedelic science
Authors: Jacob S Aday, Christopher C Davoli, Emily K Bloesch Published: September 3, 2019 While interest in the study of psychedelic...
Jacob S Aday, Emily K Bloesch and more
Sep 3, 20191 min read
State policies in the United States impacting drug-related convictions and their consequences in 2015
Authors: Ryan Cramer, Sarah Hexem, Kelly Thompson, Archana Bodas LaPollo, Harrell W Chesson, Jami S Leichliter Published: July 30, 2019...
Ryan Cramer, Sarah Hexem and more
Jul 30, 20192 min read
The Global Commission on Drug Policy misses the mark
Author: Willem Scholten Published: November 22, 2018 The Global Commission on Drug Policy launched a report on the world drug...
Willem Scholten
Nov 22, 20181 min read
The case of the Norwegian teen who died from synthetic cannabinoids
Author: Jon F Olsen Published: September 21, 2018 During the Easter holiday in 2015, 22-year-old Egil André Kvelstad Myhre was found dead...
Jon F Olsen
Sep 21, 20181 min read
Conceptualising a policy framework for the implementation of medical marijuana in the Caribbean territory of Barbados
Authors: Alana DD Griffith, Damian H Cohall Published: September 5, 2018 Unlike the recent global trend of a decline in the prohibition...
Alana Griffith and Damian Cohall
Sep 5, 20181 min read
Are the neurocognitive deficits associated with MDMA caused by statistical deficits in ecstasy research? A systematic review
Author: Timothy Amoroso Published: July 24, 2018 There is growing concern that the majority of modern research may be comprised of false...
Timothy Amoroso
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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...
Professor David Nutt
Jul 18, 20181 min read
Pharmacies as potential providers of harm reduction services: A preliminary online survey
Background Recreational drug use is a major cause of disease, injury, physical and mental impairment and death in developed countries...
Drug Science
Apr 13, 20182 min read
The early use of MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) in psychotherapy (1977–1985)
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as ecstasy, was first synthesized in 1912 but first reached widespread popularity as...
Drug Science
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Substance misuse-related poisoning deaths, England and Wales, 1993–2016
Context In recent years there has been an increase in the availability of ‘novel psychoactive substances (NPS)’ or ‘legal highs’. In...
Drug Science
Apr 3, 20182 min read
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...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Feb 11, 20182 min read
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...
Drug Science
Nov 17, 20172 min read
Psychedelic drug use in healthy individuals: A review of benefits, costs, and implications for drug policy
The potential of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of mental health problems is increasingly being recognized. However, relatively little t
Drug Science
Jul 26, 20171 min read
Specific harm reduction strategies employed by MDMA/ecstasy users in the United States and the United Kingdom
Both recreational and problematic 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)/ecstasy users could benefit from employing harm reduction...
Drug Science
May 29, 20171 min read
WHO and UNDP change in leadership: What views on drug policy and harm reduction?
The UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs held in April 2016 has been organized by the international drug control entities, but...
Drug Science
May 4, 20171 min read
The 15th anniversary of the Portuguese drug policy: Its history, its success and its future
Fifteen years ago when Portugal decriminalized the consumption of all narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances it was both a bold and a...
Drug Science
Jan 1, 20171 min read
Constructing drug effects: A history of set and setting
Set and setting is a term which refers to the psychological, social, and cultural parameters which shape the response to psychedelic...
Drug Science
Jan 1, 20171 min read
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