Peer Reviewed Research
The Drug Science Scientific Committee regularly publishes world-leading research in high-impact peer reviewed journals.


Authors: Steve Rolles, Anne Katrin Schlag, Fiona Measham, Lawrence Phillips, David Nutt, Daniel Bergsvik, Ole Rogeberg Published: February 25, 2021This Drug Science research was published in the International Journal of Drug Policy. Globally, non-medical heroin use is generating significant public health and social harms, and drug policy about…
- February 25, 2021


Authors: Anne K Schlag, Chandni Hindocha, Rayyan Zafar, David J Nutt, H Valerie Curran Published: February 17, 2021This Drug Science research was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. For recreational users, the estimated chances of becoming dependent on cannabis after any lifetime exposure is 8.9%, which is considerably…
- February 17, 2021


Authors: David Nutt, Steve Bazire, Lawrence D Phillips, Anne Katrin Schlag Published: September 21, 2020This Drug Science research was published in the British Medical Journal Open, you can download the full report here. In November 2018 when the UK made cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) legal most…
- September 22, 2020


Authors: Anne Katrin Schlag, David S Baldwin, Michael Barnes, Steve Bazire, Rachel Coathup, H Valerie Curran, Rupert McShane, Lawrence D Phillips, Ilina Singh, David J Nutt Published: June 10, 2020Read the full paper here (open access) Drug Science submits it's finding concerning the UK Medical cannabis industry. In…
- August 20, 2020


Authors: Tom P Freeman, Chandni Hindocha, Gianluca Baio, Natacha D C Shaban, Emily M Thomas, Danica Astbury, Abigail M Freeman, Rachel Lees, Sam Craft, Paul D Morrison, Michael A P Bloomfield, Dominic O'Ryan, Jane Kinghorn, Celia J A Morgan, Ali Mofeez, H Valerie Curran Published: July 28, 2020A…
- July 29, 2020


Authors: Anne Katrin Schlag Published: January 15, 2020Article from Drug Science's Head of Research - Dr Anne Schlag An Evaluation of Regulatory Regimes of Medical Cannabis: What Lessons Can Be Learned for the UK? Despite the legalization of medical cannabis in the UK in November 2018, patients still…
- January 16, 2020