Drug Science Response to the UKs 10-Year Drug Strategy Drug Science welcomes the fact that the government has agreed to accept many aspects of the Dame Carol Black review on addiction treatment services, to which Drug Science previously submitted evidence. The major positive outcome appears to be a focus on the use of treatments rather …
Medical Cannabis is Legal in the UK? Medical Cannabis is legal in the United Kingdom, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was still prohibited. Access to treatment with medical cannabis has been shamefully slow, and even 3 years on, only 3 prescriptions have ever been issued under the NHS. The Path to Medical …
Summary Full Report Survey Data Does the UK support psilocybin research? Public perceptions of psilocybin-assisted therapy have been revealed in a new YouGov poll, commissioned by Drug Science. This is the first nationally representative poll of UK attitudes towards the medicalisation of psilocybin and support for policy changes (such as rescheduling psilocybin) to make this …
Call for Evidence – Part Two focused on prevention, treatment and recovery. Drug Science has submitted its findings to Dame Carol Black to be considered in Part 2 of her independent review of drugs. The full submission can be found here: Key Points of the Drug Science Submission (submitted on August 6th 2020) can …
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has undertaken a review to develop a College position on cannabis use in the UK and how this relates to mental health, incorporating evidence on the biological, psychological and social effects of cannabis, and the use of medicinal cannabis in relation to mental illness. The review invited comment from experts …