Drug ScienceNov 8, 20232 min readLawToday’s ban on 'laughing gas' is wrong - Prof David NuttThe government’s ban on nitrous oxide comes into force today (Wednesday 8th November, 2023) and possession of the drug is now a criminal act
Professor David NuttMar 28, 20239 min readLawNo Laughing Matter: The Nonsense Plan to Criminalise Nitrous OxideBy Professor David Nutt Placing Nitrous Oxide in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Yesterday Michael Gove announced the government’s plan to...
Drug ScienceMar 2, 20238 min readNitrous OxideDrug Science submits evidence to the ACMD Nitrous Oxide ReviewThe Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is collecting written evidence regarding the health and social harms of nitrous oxide....
Plinio Ferreira and Professor David NuttApr 29, 20222 min readDSPLRegulating the oxides of nitrogen – popping the mythsAuthors Plinio M Ferreira, David Nutt Published April 25, 2022 In 2015 and 2016, during the debates that culminated in The Psychoactive...
Drug ScienceJul 20, 20206 min readLawParliamentary briefing on tackling the misuse of Nitrous OxideThis Parliamentary briefing has been prepared by DrugScience, The Global Drug Survey, Release and Transform Drug Policy Foundation....
Oli StevensOct 5, 20175 min readGuest authorsNo laughing matter: how the anti-nitrous oxide campaign is a waste of time and moneyNitrous oxide has returned to our headlines – last month two possession with intent to supply Crown Court cases collapsed and this week...