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Call for evidence to support ACMD's review of the misuse and harms of gabapentin and pregabalin.
About this call for evidence The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs…
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The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is calling for evidence on ketamine use, harms and interventions.
Ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug following increased evidence of bladder damage from frequent misuse, experts have recommended.
ACMD review into the use and harms of SSCs and THCA to identify compounds causing harm which are not captured by the current generic definition for cannabinoids.
Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Advisory Council's report states that Ketamine should be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Report on the long-term prevention of drug use and related harms among young people.
ACMD has written an updated harms assessment describing the use and harms of synthetic cathinones following a government commission.
Safe housing key to tackling homeless drug misuse, says ACMD.
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