From prohibited to prescribed: The rescheduling of MDMA and psilocybin in Australia
On February 3, 2023, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, announced that on
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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.
Anoek Van Vugt, Josjan Zijlmans and more
Sep 1, 20231 min read
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with adolescents suffering from PTSD: Do or don’t? a qualitative study with youth, parents, and clinicians
PTSD in adolescence causes much suffering and has substantial health-care costs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perspective
Libby Furminger
Jun 29, 202210 min read
Over One Hundred Years of MDMA Research
Written by Libby Furminger History 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Mandy, Molly, Ecstasy or ‘E’, is a class A...
Professor Fiona Measham and Dr Michael Pascoe
Jun 8, 20225 min read
The Post COVID cathinone hydra
Written by Professor Fiona Measham and Dr Michael Pascoe A study published in the journal of Drug Science Policy and Law describes...
Drug Science
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Psychedelic Harm Reduction Workshop - Student Psychedelic Conference
In this webinar from the Student Psychedelic Conference, we hear from two groups doing amazing harm reduction work! PsyCare Amanda...
Drug Science
Oct 23, 20214 min read
Effects of Mixing and Dosing MDMA, LSD, and 2C-B with Dr Friederike Meckel Fischer
Dosing in psychoactive drugs Dosing represents one of the three critical elements that determine the quality of a drug experience,...
Drug Science
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Ask the experts: Psilocybin and MDMA Research
In this webinar, two of the world’s leading psychedelic research experts; Dr Ben Sessa and Dr Meg Spriggs, answer questions on the...
Drug Science
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Emergency Medical Treatment for Adverse Effects of Drugs
Any recreational drug use is likely to carry a degree of risk. This includes legal highs such as alcohol and tobacco but is especially...
Drug Science
Apr 5, 20212 min read
MDMA for Alcohol Use Disorder
In this webinar, Dr Ben Sessa explains how MDMA therapy could treat alcohol use disorder (alcoholism), based on results from his recent...
Drug Science
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Women in Psychedelic Science - Part 3
The Contradictions of Ketamine: results from a new clinical trial treating alcohol use disorder – Prof Celia Morgan Celia Morgan is a...
Drug Science
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Medical MDMA Educational Resources
MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) was first synthesised in 1912 by chemists at the pharmaceutical company, Merck in Germany. In...
James Bunn
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Launch of the Medical Psychedelics Working Group
On Tuesday July 14th, 2020, Drug Science will launch a new working group of experts, policy makers and scientists. Its primary role is to...
Ben Sessa, Chloe Sakal and more
Jul 22, 20192 min read
First safety study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with alcohol use disorder
Authors: Ben Sessa, Chloe Sakal, Steve O’Brien and David Nutt Published: July 15, 2019 Read the full paper here (open access) We present...
Drug Science
May 3, 20192 min read
Variability in content of MDMA tablets collected in the UK between 2001 and 2018 - a potential risk to users?
As summer approaches and with an increasing number of outdoor events in the calendar, the pop-up drug scene comes back into focus. As...
Timothy Amoroso
Jul 24, 20182 min read
Are the neurocognitive deficits associated with MDMA caused by statistical deficits in ecstasy research? A systematic review
Author: Timothy Amoroso Published: July 24, 2018 There is growing concern that the majority of modern research may be comprised of false...
Drug Science
Apr 11, 20181 min read
The early use of MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) in psychotherapy (1977–1985)
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as ecstasy, was first synthesized in 1912 but first reached widespread popularity as...
Anne-Marie Cockburn
Nov 5, 20175 min read
My dead daughter's shoes
This blog piece was originally a speech delivered by Anne-Marie Cockburn at the Nordic Reform Conference 2017 Hello, I am Martha’s mum. I...
Drug Science
May 29, 20171 min read
Specific harm reduction strategies employed by MDMA/ecstasy users in the United States and the United Kingdom
Both recreational and problematic 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)/ecstasy users could benefit from employing harm reduction...
Drug Science
Feb 5, 20178 min read
Recreational MDMA testing - a European perspective
As the United States experiences an overwhelming opioid crisis; as the world’s press is flooded with extra-judicial killings targeting...
Drug Science
Sep 10, 20163 min read
I blame Fabric’s closure on this country’s backward drugs policy
A version of this post was published in The Guardian It seems the London club Fabric has had its licence revoked on the grounds that its...
Drug Science
Mar 24, 20151 min read
Underground MDMA-, LSD- and 2-CB-assisted individual and group psychotherapy in Zurich: Outcomes, implications and commentary
Underground psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has persisted in Europe despite the banning of the substances LSD and MDMA in the 1960s...
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