Doubt it not, MDMA is a medicine
The AdCom was asked to make a binary yes-no vote on both the efficacy and benefit-risk of MDMA, with scores of 9-2 and 10-1 against for each
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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.
Drug Science
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Will the war on vaping result in more harm?
Key take-home messages: The disposable vape ban is intended to curb youth vaping, addressing the increasing use of vaping among youth in...
Professor David Nutt
- Dec 19, 2023
- 2 min
Was ketamine the cause of Matthew Perry’s death?
The death of Matthew Perry from a combination of ketamine and drowning is a sad loss of an exceptional talent.
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...
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...
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...
Drug Science
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
UK Drugs Inquiry: Drug Science Response
In 2019, Drug Science submitted evidence to the Drugs Policy Inquiry by the Health and Social Care Committee. In 2020, we prepared a...
Drug Science
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Future is Research: UK Government Publishes 10-Year Drug Strategy - Drug Science Responds
Drug Science Response to the UKs 10-Year Drug Strategy Drug Science welcomes the fact that the government has agreed to accept many...
Kate Thorpe
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Leading doctors and scientists call for UK paediatricians to recognise the value of medical cannabis for childhood epilepsy
The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) recently produced new guidance on the prescription of cannabis medicines for children...
Drug Science
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy - Research Summary and Recommendations
Two Years of Research Drug Science research, conducted over the past two years and in close collaboration with the affected families,...
Professor David Nutt
- Feb 12, 2021
- 5 min
Drug Science submission to the WHO enquiry on vaping
Fifteen years ago, the World Health Organization developed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which aims to provide...
Professor David Nutt
- Feb 5, 2021
- 3 min
Letter of recommendation to the ACMD
Download our letter to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Dear Owen Bowden-Jones I am writing on behalf of Drug Science in...
Drug Science
- Dec 1, 2020
- 4 min
Response to the ACMD report: 'Cannabis-based products for medicinal use in humans'
A Drug Science response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) Report: Cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs)...
Drug Science
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2020
Drug Science was invited to give expert commentary on: Thematic session 3: The availability of internationally controlled substances for...
Drug Science
- Sep 3, 2020
- 4 min
Independent review of drugs part two - Drug Science submission
Call for Evidence – Part Two focused on prevention, treatment and recovery. Drug Science has submitted its findings to Dame Carol Black...
Drug Science
- Jul 20, 2020
- 6 min
Parliamentary briefing on tackling the misuse of Nitrous Oxide
This Parliamentary briefing has been prepared by DrugScience, The Global Drug Survey, Release and Transform Drug Policy Foundation....
Drug Science
- May 6, 2020
- 5 min
Letter to the Home Office - Supply of controlled drugs
The Home Secretary has this week amended the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, providing Ministers with emergency powers concerning the...
Drug Science
- Dec 11, 2019
- 2 min
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
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Response to the Nature article: Moving from prison to PhD
There are fewer than ten empirical studies on the transition from prison to university so the article “Moving from Prison to PhD” is a...
Drug Science
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Response to the NICE recommendations
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published their guidance to clinicians on the 11th of November 2019...
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