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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.


Professor David Nutt: Back to the Future - Resurrecting Psychedelics in Psychiatry
Professor David Nutt presents to the Plymouth Psychiatry Society in January 2021.
Drug Science
Jan 1, 20211 min read


Clinical Insights - MDMA for Alcohol Use Disorder
Dr Ben Sessa – MDMA for Alcohol Use Disorder Dr Ben Sessa presents the first data from the open-label safety and tolerability proof of...
Drug Science
Dec 3, 20202 min read


2019: A year of expansion in psychedelic research, industry, and deregulation
Authors: Jacob S Aday, Emily K Bloesch, Christopher C Davoli Published: November 25, 2020 Public and scientific interest into psychedelic...
Jacob S Aday, Emily K Bloesch and more
Nov 26, 20202 min read


Sex, sexuality and body image - Study Drug Sessions
Dr Bruna Giribaldi – Sex, sexuality and body image Dr Bruna Giribaldi is a pharmacologist and has been a part of the Centre for...
Drug Science
Nov 19, 20202 min read


Clinical Insights - Psilocybin for Anorexia Nervosa
Dr Meg Spriggs is a researcher at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London where she works as a trial-coordinator and
Meg Spriggs
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Improved colour blindness symptoms associated with recreational psychedelic use
Authors: JEC Anthony, A Winstock, JA Ferris, DJ Nutt Published: November 2, 2020 It is well documented that psychedelic drugs can have a...
JEC Anthony, A Winstock and more
Nov 4, 20202 min read


Women in Psychedelic Science
On October 13th 2020, the MPWG hosted its first symposium entitled ‘Women in Psychedelic Science’, showcasing the ground-breaking and...
Drug Science
Oct 16, 20201 min read


Drug Science launches Working Group on Psychedelics
Download the press release here On July 14th 2020, the UK’s leading independent scientific body on drugs launched the Drug Science...
James Bunn
Jul 14, 20202 min read


Medical MDMA Educational Resources
MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) was first synthesised in 1912 by chemists at the pharmaceutical company, Merck in Germany. In...
Drug Science
Jul 14, 20202 min read


Medical Psilocybin Educational Resources
The psychotropic effects of Psilocybe mushrooms were largely unknown in the West until the 1950s, despite evidence that they had a long...
Drug Science
Jul 14, 20202 min read


Launch of the Medical Psychedelics Working Group
On Tuesday July 14th, 2020, Drug Science will launch a new working group of experts, policy makers and scientists. Its primary role is to...
James Bunn
Jun 19, 20202 min read


Reported effects of psychedelic use on those with low well-being given various emotional states and social contexts
Authors: Natasha L Mason, Patrick C Dolder, Kim PC Kuypers Published: January 30, 2020 Background It has been suggested that the outcome...
Natasha L Mason, Patrick C Dolder and more
Jan 30, 20202 min read


Law on psychedelic drugs blocks vital medical research
Professor David Nutt’s recent comment in ‘The Times‘ addresses how the ‘Law on psychedelic drugs blocks vital medical research‘. In the...
Drug Science
Dec 11, 20192 min read
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