Drug ScienceMay 3, 20192 min readEHRWGVariability in content of MDMA tablets collected in the UK between 2001 and 2018 - a potential risk to users?As summer approaches and with an increasing number of outdoor events in the calendar, the pop-up drug scene comes back into focus. As...
Dr. Meg Spriggs and Professor David NuttDec 3, 20182 min readEHRWGDrug testing, disposals and dealing: outcomes of the UK’s first onsite drug checking serviceAn alarming rise in drug-related deaths at music festivals can be countered by testing illicit substances onsite, according to the first...
Professor David NuttAug 5, 20184 min readLawClass A is no solution to the problem of 'monkey dust'The recent spate of headlines about the rising use of monkey dust drug in Stoke on Trent has led to calls to it to be made a Class A drug...
Drug ScienceFeb 5, 20178 min readEHRWGRecreational MDMA testing - a European perspectiveAs the United States experiences an overwhelming opioid crisis; as the world’s press is flooded with extra-judicial killings targeting...
Drug ScienceSep 10, 20163 min readDavid NuttI blame Fabric’s closure on this country’s backward drugs policyA version of this post was published in The Guardian It seems the London club Fabric has had its licence revoked on the grounds that its...
Fiona Measham and Gavin Turnbull Oct 10, 20154 min readEHRWGHow one patch of grass became the UK's first ever decriminalised drugs spaceInside a previously unremarkable circle of grass about 10 metres in diameter, a bold new precedent for drugs policy was set in the UK....