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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.

Schedule 1 Barriers to Research in the UK: An In-depth Qualitative Analysis

Annie Howard, Joanna Neill and more

Oct 26, 20213 min read

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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...

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2020

Drug Science

Oct 22, 20203 min read

Policy

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2020

Drug Science was invited to give expert commentary on: Thematic session 3: The availability of internationally controlled substances for...

Doctor or drug dealer? International legal provisions for the legitimate handling of drugs of abuse

Cathal T Gallagher, Sanaa K Atik

Feb 3, 20201 min read

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Doctor or drug dealer? International legal provisions for the legitimate handling of drugs of abuse

Authors: Cathal T Gallagher, Sanaa K Atik, Libin Isse, Sanpreet K Mann Published: February 3, 2020 In this article, we compare how five...

2018: A watershed year for psychedelic science

Jacob S Aday, Emily K Bloesch and more

Sep 3, 20191 min read

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2018: A watershed year for psychedelic science

Authors: Jacob S Aday, Christopher C Davoli, Emily K Bloesch Published: September 3, 2019 While interest in the study of psychedelic...

Class A is no solution to the problem of 'monkey dust'

Professor David Nutt

Aug 5, 20184 min read

Law

Class A is no solution to the problem of 'monkey dust'

The recent spate of headlines about the rising use of monkey dust drug in Stoke on Trent has led to calls to it to be made a Class A drug...