The recommendation to ban naphyrone by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) raises again important questions about the role of science in policymaking. This drug, unheard of until ...
Yesterday I described my concern and that of others like the Campaign for Science and Engineering about the government's plan to remove the statutory minimum of scientists on the Advisory Council for ...
Resignation from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [ACMD] With regret and sadness, I am tendering my resignation as a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. I was honoured to be ...
The number of people over 40 receiving treatment for opiate addiction has tripled in just 12 years, a report has found. In 2018, 75,000 people over the age of 40 were in treatment for dependence on ...
Drug users are to be offered free foil, used as a surface to heat up drugs like heroin, to encourage them to get help for their addiction. New laws will allow drug treatment providers to offer the ...
Tighter controls should be put on the painkiller tramadol according to the UK's official drugs advisers. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) said it was concerned about an increase in ...
For the fifth year in a row, the number of drug-related deaths reported in England and Wales has risen to record levels, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. In ...
A drug policy expert on the government’s advisory panel has resigned, warning the Home Office’s “political vetting” of applicants is undermining the body’s independence. Professor Alex Stevens cited ...
Tighter controls should be put on the painkiller tramadol according to the UK's official drugs advisers. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) said it was concerned about an increase in ...
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