Painkiller use is more closely linked to homicide than antipsychotics or antidepressants There is a closer association between use of painkillers and homicide than there is between the use of antipsychotics or antidepressants and killing someone, research shows.…
UK government plans to ban psychoactive drugs The UK government is introducing a bill that would bring a blanket ban on the production and supply of any drug that has a psychoactive effect. …
Medical marijuana study fails to show benefit on behavioural symptoms of dementia Researchers recommend further study of oral tetrahydrocannabinol as a therapy for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients.…
Illicit drug overdose: managing emergency care With up to 253,000 deaths related to drug misuse globally, understanding how to identify and treat drug overdoses can save lives.…
Marijuana liquid may play a medicinal role in epilepsy Treatment with cannabidiol reduces seizure frequency for patients with certain epilepsy conditions, research suggests.…
Parliament approves changes to regulations governing controlled drugsThe UK Parliament has approved a raft of amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 that will come into force over the next few months.…
Reformulated OxyContin reduces abuse but many addicts have switched to heroin Reformulation of OxyContin into an abuse-deterrent formula has reduced its illicit use but has caused people to switch to other opioid drugs, a US study finds.…
Scientists use crowdfunding to boost LSD researchScientists have turned to crowdfunding to support an imaging study showing the effects of LSD on the brain, the first to be conducted in the UK.…
Psychedelics not associated with mental health problems, researchers say People who have ever used psychedelic drugs are no more likely than non-users to experience mental health problems, say researchers.…
Scientists use crowdfunding to boost research into LSD effects on the brain Scientists have turned to crowdfunding to support an imaging study showing the effects of LSD on the brain, the first to be conducted in the UK.…
