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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

Will the war on vaping result in more harm?

Feb 65 min read

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...

Was ketamine the cause of Matthew Perry’s death?

Dec 19, 20232 min read

David Nutt

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.

No Laughing Matter: The Nonsense Plan to Criminalise Nitrous Oxide

Mar 28, 20239 min read

Law

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...

Mar 2, 20238 min read

Nitrous Oxide

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....

Jan 19, 20239 min read

EHRWG

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...

Response to Bertha Madras editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine

Dec 1, 20224 min read

MPWG

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...

Apr 25, 20222 min read

Law

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...

Dec 7, 20213 min read

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...

Leading doctors and scientists call for UK paediatricians to recognise the value of medical cannabis for childhood epilepsy

Kate Thorpe

Dec 6, 20213 min read

MCWG

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...

Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy - Research Summary and Recommendations

Nov 11, 20214 min read

MCWG

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,...

Drug Science submission to the WHO enquiry on vaping

Feb 12, 20215 min read

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...

Feb 5, 20213 min read

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...

Response to the ACMD report: 'Cannabis-based products for medicinal use in humans'

Dec 1, 20204 min read

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)...

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2020

Oct 22, 20203 min read

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...

Sep 3, 20204 min read

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...

Parliamentary briefing on tackling the misuse of Nitrous Oxide

Jul 20, 20206 min read

Law

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....

Letter to the Home Office - Supply of controlled drugs

May 6, 20205 min read

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...

Law on psychedelic drugs blocks vital medical research

Dec 11, 20192 min read

MPWG

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...

Response to the Nature article: Moving from prison to PhD

Nov 20, 20193 min read

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...

Nov 11, 20192 min read