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At Drug Science we like to cover different topics relating to drugs. These topics cover the many different ways that psychoactive substances have an impact on our culture and society.
Matthew Robinson
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Eating ourselves to death: How food is a drug and what food abuse costs
Author Matthew Robinson Published July 18, 2022 Abstract The objective of this paper is to examine definitions of the terms “drug,” “drug...
Cathal Gallagher
Jul 11, 20221 min read
The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001: A case study in poor legislative drafting
Author Cathal T Gallagher Published July 11, 2022 Abstract The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDRs) create exemptions to the offences...
Carissa Paz Dioquino
May 20, 20222 min read
A critical review of drug testing policy in the Philippines
Authors Carissa Paz Dioquino Published May 16, 2022 Abstract The drug policy in the Philippines is written as the Comprehensive Dangerous...
Sam Gandy, Valérie Bonnelle and more
May 18, 20222 min read
Psychedelics as potential catalysts of scientific creativity and insight
Authors Sam Gandy, Valérie Bonnelle, Edward Jacobs, David Luke Published May 16, 2022 Abstract Creativity, that is the creation of ideas...
Fabian Pitter Steinmetz and Maja Kohek
May 11, 20222 min read
Farmability and pharmability: Transforming the drug market to a health-and human rights-centred approach from self-cultivation to safe supply of controlled substances
Authors Fabian Pitter Steinmetz, Maja Kohek Published May 3, 2022 Background The supply chains addressing the global demand for major...
Plinio Ferreira and Professor David Nutt
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Regulating the oxides of nitrogen – popping the myths
Authors Plinio M Ferreira, David Nutt Published April 25, 2022 In 2015 and 2016, during the debates that culminated in The Psychoactive...
Jeremy Roscoe and Olivia Lozy
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Can psilocybin be safely administered under medical supervision? A systematic review of adverse event reporting in clinical trials
Authors Jeremy Roscoe, Olivia Lozy Published March 16, 2022 Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychoactive chemical produced by various...
Michael White and Nicholas Burns
Dec 14, 20214 min read
How does cannabis affect road crash risk? A systematic review and meta-analyses
Authors Michael A. White, Nicholas R. Burns Published December 13, 2021 The development of drug driving policies should rest on sound...
Ben Houghton, Alexis Bailey and more
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Professional Perspectives on Treatment for Substance Use Disorders with Mental Health Problems
Authors Ben Houghton, Alexis Bailey, Christos Kouimtsidis, Theodora Duka, Caitlin Notley Published November 25, 2021 Background...
Annie Howard, Joanna Neill and more
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Schedule 1 Barriers to Research in the UK: An In-depth Qualitative Analysis
Authors Annie Howard, Joanna C Neill, Anne Katrin Schlag, Charlotte Lennox Published October 25, 2021 Prior to the 1970s, psychedelics...
Fabian Steinmetz and Heino Stöver
Oct 18, 20212 min read
The Cocaine Vape - A concept of a harm reduction device for current users of smokable cocaine forms
Authors Fabian P Steinmetz, Heino Stöver Published October 16, 2021 Although there are great regional differences, smokable forms of...
Dang Minh Hieu, Benjamin Gray and more
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Facing drug addiction: Vietnam’s struggle with opioids
Authors Dang Minh Hieu, Benjamin Gray, Dang Minh Tuan, Benjamin P Colman Published August 29, 2021 Drug addiction is a historical issue...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Aug 26, 20212 min read
“We're asking for quality of life for our children” - Medical cannabis and epilepsy in the UK: A qualitative analysis of the carers’ perspective
Authors Anne Katrin Schlag, Rayyan Zafar, David Nutt Published August 24, 2021 Despite the legalisation of cannabis based medicinal...
Edward James, Thomas Robertshaw and more
Aug 9, 20213 min read
Developing a Model for a Legal Cannabis Market in the UK
Authors: Edward James, Thomas L Robertshaw, Michael J Pascoe, Fiona M Chapman, Andrew D Westwell, Mathew Hoskins, Jacob Barrow, Ben...
Rosalind Gittins and Samantha Cole
Jul 26, 20211 min read
Managing kratom dependency with Buprenorphine during covid-19: A case report
Authors: Rosalind Gittins & Samantha Cole Published: July 19, 2021 This paper describes a case report where buprenorphine was...
Phil Dalgarno, Steve O’Rawe and more
May 3, 20211 min read
Illegal drugs in the UK: Is it time for considered legalisation to improve public health?
Authors: Phil Dalgarno, Steve O’Rawe, Richard Hammersley Published: April 28, 2021 This paper investigates options available to policy...
David V Gauvin, Zachary J Zimmermann and more
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Nonclinical abuse liability testing of new CNS-active drugs: Role of sex as a critical factor for drug scheduling
Authors: David V Gauvin, Zachary J Zimmermann, Mary Jeanne Kallman Published: March 17, 2021 The trends in addiction medicine suggest...
Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli
Jan 4, 20212 min read
‘Cannabis’ ontologies I: Conceptual issues with Cannabis and cannabinoids terminology
Authors: Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli Published: December 29, 2020 Objective Identify a coherent nomenclature for Cannabis sativa L. derived...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Ending the pain of children with severe epilepsy?
Authors: RR Zafar, AK Schlag, DJ Nutt Published: December 9, 2020 An audit of the impact of medical cannabis in 10 patients with severe...
Jacob S Aday, Emily K Bloesch and more
Nov 26, 20202 min read
2019: A year of expansion in psychedelic research, industry, and deregulation
Authors: Jacob S Aday, Emily K Bloesch, Christopher C Davoli Published: November 25, 2020 Public and scientific interest into psychedelic...
JEC Anthony, A Winstock and more
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Improved colour blindness symptoms associated with recreational psychedelic use
Authors: JEC Anthony, A Winstock, JA Ferris, DJ Nutt Published: November 2, 2020 It is well documented that psychedelic drugs can have a...
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