50 Years of Failed Drug Policy – Event Review
By Karolina Wilgus Since 1971, The Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) has yielded suffering, halted life-saving research, and put overwhelming...
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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.
Professor David Nutt
Dec 8, 20225 min read
Three weeks down under: My Mind Medicine Australia Psychedelic Lecture Tour
Written by Professor David Nutt I have just come back from a 3-week lecture tour of South-Eastern Australia supporting the cause of the...
Drug Science
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Response to Bertha Madras editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine
Response by: Prof David Nutt – FMedSci Imperial College London Prof Jo Neill – PhD University of Manchester On behalf of Drug Science We...
Alice Lineham
Nov 15, 202210 min read
Would you let your teenager try psychedelics?
By Alice Lineham *Note that throughout this article the term ‘teenager’ is used to refer to individuals between the ages of 13-18 Since...
Christopher Humphries
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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...
Nikol Naydenova
Nov 10, 20225 min read
UK’s First Medical Cannabis Patient Conference
Event review written by Nikol Naydenova In the heart of London, on Great Portland Street, patients, prescribers, cannabis advocates,...
Jemima Lowe and Kirran Ahmad
Nov 9, 20227 min read
Indigenous washing: the exploitation of indigenous people by the pharmaceutical industry
Article written by Jemima Lowe and Kirran Ahmad Indigenous populations¹ are active stewards of our planet and resources, safeguarding 80%...
Professor Michael Lynskey, Dr Anne Schlag and more
Nov 3, 20224 min read
The value of real world evidence: The case of medical cannabis
Authors Anne Katrin Schlag, Rayyan Zafar, Michael Lynskey, Lawrence D Phillips, Alkyoni Athanasiou-Fragkouli, David J Nutt Published...
Drug Science
Oct 27, 20224 min read
The Case for Overdose Prevention Centres in the UK - An Evidence-based approach
Overdose Prevention Services in the UK Drug-related deaths are a public health crisis in the UK, with many deaths linked to injecting...
Nikol Naydenova
Oct 26, 20223 min read
An Exploration of Psychedelics and Creativity
Event review written by Nikol Naydenova At the edge of central London, over 300 people gathered in an Art Deco cinema eager to listen and...
Rosalind Gittins, Joseph Tay Wee Teck, and more
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Examining the gender dimension in the non-medical use of over the counter and prescription only medication
There is concern regarding gender differences in problematic non-medical over the counter (OTC) and/or prescription only medication (POM) us
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...
Christina Sagioglou and Matthias Forstmann
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Psychedelic use predicts objective knowledge about climate change via increases in nature relatedness
Author Christina Sagioglou, Matthias Forstmann Published October 2, 2022 Abstract Lifetime psychedelic substance use has previously been...
Orla Mallon
Oct 1, 20226 min read
Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research 2022
Written by Orla Mallon Things were really ramping up in Europe this September, with the OPEN Foundation hosting their 5th...
Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more
Sep 23, 20222 min read
A comparative study of the harms of nitrous oxide and poppers using the MCDA approach
Author Plinio M Ferreira, Adam R Winstock, Anne Katrin Schlag, Brigitta Brandner, David Nutt, Graeme Henderson, Ian Miller, Jan Van...
Drug Science
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Screening and Assessment Tools for Geriatric Psychiatry
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Drug Science
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Screening and Assessment Tools for Adult Psychiatry
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FL Smith, JC Neill and more
Sep 7, 20221 min read
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the use of psilocybin by veterans with symptoms of trauma
Author FL Smith, JC Neill and V Wainwright Published September 7, 2022 Abstract Veterans are at increased risk of experiencing symptoms...
Michael White and Nicholas Burns
Aug 15, 20222 min read
How to read a paper on the short-term impairing effects of cannabis: A selective and critical review of the literature
Author Michael A White, Nicholas R Burns Published August 15, 2022 Abstract The prosecution of cannabis-presence driving offences (in the...
PAREA
Aug 8, 20222 min read
The Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance
The Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance (PAREA) has officially launched with an impressive array of wide-ranging support...
Professor David Nutt and James Bunn
Aug 5, 20224 min read
The Drug Enforcement Agency listens to psychedelic experts
By Professor David Nutt and James Bunn The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) recently withdrew a proposal to ban five psychedelic substances:...
Drug Science
Jul 28, 20223 min read
Legal psilocybin prescriptions in Canada
What is the Special Access Programme? On January 5th 2022, Health Canada amended the Food and Drug Regulations and the Narcotic Control...
Petter Grahl Johnstad
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Comparative harms assessments for cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco: Risk for psychosis, cognitive impairment, and traffic accident
Author Petter Grahl Johnstad Published July 25, 2022 Abstract Researchers have associated cannabis use with risk for psychosis, cognitive...
MaryKate Duska, Jared Rhoads and more
Jul 25, 20221 min read
State naloxone co-prescribing laws show mixed effects on overdose mortality rates
Author MaryKate Duska, Jared M. Rhoads, Elizabeth C. Saunders, Tracy Onega Published July 25, 2022 Objective To examine the relative...
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