Research
Read the full paper here (open access) We present the preliminary data in the Bristol-Imperial MDMA-for-Alcoholism (BIMA) study, an ongoing open-label safety and tolerability proof of concept study exploring the potential role for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy in treating patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). At this stage, eleven participants have completed…
- July 22, 2019
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…
- June 19, 2019
On 1 November 2018, following considerable popular pressure surrounding a select number of young children with treatment-resistant epilepsy who responded well to medicinal cannabis (and medicinal cannabis alone), regulations in the UK came into force to reschedule cannabis‑derived medicinal products to schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 and…
- May 22, 2019
Download the press release here The UK's leading independent scientific body on drugs Launched the Drug Science Medical Cannabis Working Group at its House of Lords annual evening reception on Wednesday 22 May 2019. Shortly after this launch, Drug Science released two educational slide sets for health care professionals (HCPs &…
- May 16, 2019
The UK Government Health and Social Committee invited submissions to review the current policy positions in the UK. Read Drug Science's written submission here, and watch the oral submissions given by several other leading UK drug policy and health organisations: Health and harms: What is the extent of health harms resulting…
- May 14, 2019
As summer approaches and with an increasing number of outdoor events in the calendar, the pop-up drug scene comes back into focus. As with previous years, MDMA (ecstasy), the most prominent drug at festivals and clubs, is likely to dominate again. Tragedy has struck down a number of young lives with…
- May 3, 2019