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Authors Fiona Measham & Gavin Turnbull Published May 10, 2021 What is a drug checking service?Drug checking has a rich history spanning over six decades. A first wave of ‘street drug analysis’ and ‘acid rescue’ emerged in the US and the Netherlands in the late 60s and early 70s; followed by…
- May 10, 2021
Authors: Phil Dalgarno, Steve O’Rawe, Richard Hammersley Published: April 28, 2021This paper investigates options available to policy makers responding to the challenges of drug use in modern society, focussing on the UK. It investigates the failings of prohibition policy that has driven historic reactions to drugs, drug use…
- May 3, 2021
Authors David J. Nutt, Lawrence D. Phillips, Michael P. Barnes, Brigitta Brander, Helen Valerie Curran, Alan Fayaz, David P. Finn, Tina Horsted, Julie Moltke, Chloe Sakal, Haggai Sharon, Saoirse E. O’Sullivan, Tim Williams, Gregor Zorn, and Anne K. Schlag Published March 17, 2021 Medical cannabis has been legal in the UK…
- April 14, 2021
In this update, we reveal the latest data and patient experiences with Project Twenty21, and reveal some exciting news from NICE. We also announce new events related to the project and how you can get involved. Learn more about Project Twenty21 Last month we asked for your stories, and we’re thrilled with…
- April 13, 2021
Authors: Steve Rolles, David Nutt & Anne Schlag Published: April 7, 2021How do we end the war on drugs? With mounting evidence continuing to expose the failure of the war on drugs, more governments around the world are opening their eyes to consider alternative drug policies. But which…
- April 7, 2021
Authors: David V Gauvin, Zachary J Zimmermann, Mary Jeanne Kallman Published: March 17, 2021The trends in addiction medicine suggest that much of the historical gender differences in the prevalence of both substance use and substance use disorders may be attributable to social and cultural factors and not biological…
- March 18, 2021