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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

Jan 28, 20221 min read

Cannabis Clinic Cardiff

Description Cannabis Clinic Cardiff is the first medicinal cannabis clinic in Wales, providing assessments for prescriptions of...

Drug Science

Jan 28, 20222 min read

MCWG

Drug Science will study the benefits of medical cannabis for patients with Long COVID

New medical cannabis study approved Recruitment Flyer Drug Science is pleased to announce that the UK’s NHS Research Ethics Committee...

Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis—an essay by David Nutt

Professor David Nutt

Jan 26, 202210 min read

Policy

Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis—an essay by David Nutt

Authors David J Nutt Published January 26, 2022 “Medical cannabis has been legal to prescribe since 2018—yet just a handful of...

Drug Policy Explained: Legalisation, Decriminalisation, and Prohibition

Leah Williams

Jan 21, 20228 min read

Guest authors

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...

Project Twenty21 in 2022: A Message for Patients

Drug Science

Jan 6, 20224 min read

T21

Project Twenty21 in 2022: A Message for Patients

Update What you have helped us achieve so far Our medical cannabis registry, Project Twenty21, was originally designed to run until the...

Brain and Mind Made Simple - Prof David Nutt

Drug Science

Dec 31, 20211 min read

Science

Brain and Mind Made Simple - Prof David Nutt

Get Prof Nutt’s new book in the Drug Science bookstore. This webinar was recorded during a Drug Science Live Event which included a live...

Medical cannabis for severe treatment resistant epilepsy in children: a case series of 10 patients

Dr Anne Schlag, Professor David Nutt and more

Dec 15, 20212 min read

Peer Reviewed Articles

Medical cannabis for severe treatment resistant epilepsy in children: a case series of 10 patients

Authors Rayyan Zafar, Anne Schlag, Lawrence Phillips, David J Nutt Published December 15, 2021 We previously reported on the legalisation...

How does cannabis affect road crash risk? A systematic review and meta-analyses

Michael White and Nicholas Burns

Dec 14, 20214 min read

DSPL

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...

Can Ayahuasca Treat Depression? - Clinical Insights

Drug Science

Dec 13, 20213 min read

MPWG

Can Ayahuasca Treat Depression? - Clinical Insights

What is ayahuasca? Ayahuasca is a psychedelic brew originating from the Amazon, originally used by indigenous populations and later...

Psychedelics and Diversity - In My Professional Opinion

Drug Science

Dec 7, 20212 min read

MPWG

Psychedelics and Diversity - In My Professional Opinion

Increasing Diversity in Psychedelic Science Research In order to generate research that is relevant to the masses, it is imperative that...

Drug Science

Dec 7, 20213 min read

Policy

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...

Leading doctors and scientists call for UK paediatricians to recognise the value of medical cannabis for childhood epilepsy

Kate Thorpe

Dec 6, 20213 min read

MCWG

Leading doctors and scientists call for UK paediatricians to recognise the value of medical cannabis for childhood epilepsy

The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) recently produced new guidance on the prescription of cannabis medicines for children...

Professional Perspectives on Treatment for Substance Use Disorders with Mental Health Problems

Ben Houghton, Alexis Bailey and more

Nov 29, 20212 min read

DSPL

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...

Legalising Cannabis in Germany - High Ambitions

Fabian Steinmetz

Nov 29, 20212 min read

Policy

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...

The Brain, Mind, and Ethics of Psychedelics - Q and A

Drug Science

Nov 20, 20212 min read

MPWG

The Brain, Mind, and Ethics of Psychedelics - Q and A

A fascinating Q&A on the ethical and philosophical considerations in psychedelic science and explanations of the psychedelic experience. ...

Psychedelic Harm Reduction Workshop - Student Psychedelic Conference

Drug Science

Nov 13, 20212 min read

MPWG

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...

Tiago Vasconcelos

Nov 12, 20214 min read

MPWG

Is LSD Safe - Latest Research Findings

Is LSD Safe? LSD, technically named lysergic acid diethylamide and also known as acid, is one of the most widely used psychedelic drugs....

Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy - Research Summary and Recommendations

Drug Science

Nov 11, 20214 min read

MCWG

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,...

3 NHS Medical Cannabis Prescriptions in 3 Years - Alfies Story

Hannah Deacon

Nov 5, 20214 min read

MCWG

3 NHS Medical Cannabis Prescriptions in 3 Years - Alfies Story

Written by Hannah Deacon, mother of Alfie Dingley who receives one of 3 NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis By the time Alfie was 5...

3 Years Since the UK Legalised Medical Cannabis, and Only 3 NHS Prescriptions

Drug Science

Nov 4, 202115 min read

MCWG

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...

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

Annie Howard, Joanna Neill and more

Oct 26, 20213 min read

DSPL

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...

Effects of Mixing and Dosing MDMA, LSD, and 2C-B with Dr Friederike Meckel Fischer

Drug Science

Oct 23, 20214 min read

MDMA

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,...

The Cocaine Vape - A concept of a harm reduction device for current users of smokable cocaine forms

Fabian Steinmetz and Heino Stöver

Oct 18, 20212 min read

DSPL

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...

Drug Science

Oct 15, 20214 min read

Education

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...