Today’s ban on 'laughing gas' is wrong - Prof David Nutt
The government’s ban on nitrous oxide comes into force today (Wednesday 8th November, 2023) and possession of the drug is now a criminal act
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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.
Mike Roberts
- Oct 30, 2023
- 3 min
Mike Roberts – Medical Cannabis Patient Story
My medical cannabis journey began in 2021, whilst trying to find a treatment for my intractable chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Sophie Gorman
- Oct 24, 2023
- 3 min
Sophie Gorman – Medical Cannabis Patient Story
Having been diagnosed with a rare auto-inflammatory disease 10 years prior I had completely lost all hope of the NHS helping me
Mags Houston
- Jul 24, 2023
- 3 min
The Drug Science Podcast and Medical Cannabis
the Drug Science podcast has been a vital and inspiring source of information for me when it comes to UK drug policy.
Dr Fiona Hutton, Dr Geoff Noller and more
- Jul 19, 2023
- 10 min
A call for cannabis research reform in New Zealand: Why real world evidence and patients’ voices matter
While cannabis based medicines hold out the promise of much needed relief, at the same time, this often conflicts with many countries’ drug
Sally Turner
- Jun 12, 2023
- 7 min
Drugs: What are they good for? - 5-MeO-DMT
5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, or ‘toad venom’ as it’s better known, is a tryptamine psychedelic that occurs naturally in multiple specie
Drug Science
- May 3, 2023
- 3 min
“Are they simply scared of cannabis?”
Four and half years since medical cannabis was made legal in the UK, a group of leading scientists is asking why patients with chronic pain,
Joanna Vamvakopoulou
- Apr 7, 2023
- 2 min
Working with Drug Science
I have been volunteering for the student drug science sector since 2019, during the 3rd year of my degree, h
Steve Clare
- Apr 6, 2023
- 1 min
Teaching the future generations about drugs
I’ve been a freelance PSHE teacher for 13 years, specialising in harm reduction lessons on alcohol & other drugs.
Nikol Naydenova
- Apr 5, 2023
- 3 min
Why do drugs have so much stigma?
Written by Nikol Naydenova – Imperial College London undergraduate & Drug Science Honorary Research Assistant Having grown up in a...
Hannah Dawes
- Apr 4, 2023
- 2 min
Creating better teaching resources for secondary school drug education
Written by Hannah Dawes – Head of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education at King Edward’s School, Bath, UK Last year, The...
AJ Martin
- Apr 3, 2023
- 3 min
Taking matters into my own hands: Self-taught drug education
Written by AJ Martin – President of the Imperial College Students for Sensible Drug Policy Engaging in the drug science and policy space...
Professor David Nutt
- Mar 28, 2023
- 9 min
No Laughing Matter: The Nonsense Plan to Criminalise Nitrous Oxide
By Professor David Nutt Placing Nitrous Oxide in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Yesterday Michael Gove announced the government’s plan to...
Louise McConnell
- Mar 20, 2023
- 2 min
Combating the stigma: a T21 success story
By Louise McConnell Although medical cannabis has been legal in the UK for more than four years, there still exists a great deal of...
Drug Science
- Mar 2, 2023
- 8 min
Drug Science submits evidence to the ACMD Nitrous Oxide Review
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is collecting written evidence regarding the health and social harms of nitrous oxide....
Drug Science
- Jan 19, 2023
- 9 min
Response from Drug Science to the Australian Government consultation on potential reforms to the regulation of nicotine vaping products
Border controls No legislative changes ought to be made to Australia’s current border controls for nicotine products. The black market...
Tiago Vasconcelos
- Jan 5, 2023
- 8 min
Neuroplasticity in Mental Health Recovery: Prompting the Brain to Cure Itself
Written by Tiago Vasconcelos Psychiatric disorders can be considered to disturb the brain’s equilibria, emerging when different factors...
Drug Science
- Dec 28, 2022
- 4 min
Busting the Myths Surrounding Psychedelics
Prof. Jo Neill The generalised public perception of psychedelic drugs is rooted in their legal categorisation as a Class A, Schedule 1...
Drug Science
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
Response to Bertha Madras editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine
Response by: Prof David Nutt – FMedSci Imperial College London Prof Jo Neill – PhD University of Manchester On behalf of Drug Science We...
Alice Lineham
- Nov 15, 2022
- 10 min
Would you let your teenager try psychedelics?
By Alice Lineham *Note that throughout this article the term ‘teenager’ is used to refer to individuals between the ages of 13-18 Since...
Christopher Humphries
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
The United Kingdom's Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. Where are we now?
Authors Christopher Humphries Published November 14th, 2022 This narrative review describes the background to the introduction of the UK...
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