The United Kingdom's Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. Where are we now?
Authors Christopher Humphries Published November 14th, 2022 This narrative review describes the background to the introduction of the UK...
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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.
Drug Science
Oct 18, 20224 min read
Swiftly scrapped, certainly a failure and tough to enforce - Consequences of the recent Home Office White Paper
In response to the government’s recent White Paper on ‘tough consequences’ for recreational drug use, Drug Science has warned that the...
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...
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...
Drug Science
Apr 25, 20222 min read
UK Drugs Inquiry: Drug Science Response
In 2019, Drug Science submitted evidence to the Drugs Policy Inquiry by the Health and Social Care Committee. In 2020, we prepared a...
Drug Science
Feb 10, 20222 min read
DHSC announces that the UK will not legalise Snus
DHSC announces that it will not legalise the world’s most successful smoking substitute The health department has stated that it will not...
Leah Williams
Jan 21, 20228 min read
Drug Policy Explained: Legalisation, Decriminalisation, and Prohibition
By Leah Williams What is Drug Policy In law, a policy outlines the rules and guidelines for an act or behaviour. Drug policy explains the...
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...
Drug Science
Dec 7, 20213 min read
The Future is Research: UK Government Publishes 10-Year Drug Strategy - Drug Science Responds
Drug Science Response to the UKs 10-Year Drug Strategy Drug Science welcomes the fact that the government has agreed to accept many...
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...
Fabian Steinmetz
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Legalising Cannabis in Germany - High Ambitions
The 24th of November 2021 was a remarkable day for German drug policy reformers and cannabis enthusiasts. The federal election allowed a...
Drug Science
Nov 11, 20214 min read
Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy - Research Summary and Recommendations
Two Years of Research Drug Science research, conducted over the past two years and in close collaboration with the affected families,...
Drug Science
Nov 4, 202115 min read
3 Years Since the UK Legalised Medical Cannabis, and Only 3 NHS Prescriptions
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...
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...
Drug Science
Oct 15, 20214 min read
Working in Drug Science
In this webinar, you will learn about the medicalisation of both psychedelics and cannabis, from two of the biggest experts in these...
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...
Drug Science
Jul 19, 20211 min read
The Future of Festivals
In this webinar, we discuss how festivals can be improved as they return from their 2020 hiatus. Drug use at festivals is unsurprisingly...
Drug Science
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Legalising Psychedelics
There is no defined road to legalising psychedelics, but there are many options available. Ismail Lourido Ali, of MAPS, discusses the...
Drug Science
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Drug Consumption Rooms
Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs), also known as Supervised/Safe Injection Facilities (SIFs), or Overdose Prevention Centres (OPCs), provide...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Apr 7, 20213 min read
How to Formulate Drug Policies and Provide Evidence-Based Regulation
Authors: Steve Rolles, David Nutt & Anne Schlag Published: April 7, 2021 How do we end the war on drugs? With mounting evidence...
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