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The report presents a review of etomidate and structurally related compounds and subsequent recommendations regarding their classification and scheduling.
ACMD Chair: Prof Owen Bowden-Jones NPS Committee Secretary: Yetunde…
1. Introduction Etomidate is a drug that has sedative effects and is used…
Sarah Jones MP Minister of State for Policing and Crime 2 Marsham Street…
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).
Summary Treatment numbers and substance use There were 52,401 adults aged…
Department of Health and Social Care Department of Health and Social Care…
This report considers the use, harms and control of carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant previously prescribed in the UK to treat muscle spasms.
1. Introduction 1.1. Carisoprodol is an orally active centrally acting…
Following a 2025 government commission, the ACMD has carried out a review of the use and harms of ketamine.
Review of the evidence on the use and harms of xylazine, medetomidine and detomidine.
Estimates of the number and rates of people using opiates and/or crack cocaine in England between April 2022 and March 2023.
An overview of the extent and trends of illicit drug use. Data are from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
Alcohol and drug treatment data for children aged 17 and under, from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).
Statistics on alcohol and drug misuse treatment for adults from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).
Evaluation findings from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) test of Peer Mentoring for individuals with a substance dependency.
Estimates of the number and rates of people using opiates and/or crack cocaine in England between 2016 and 2020.
A report on the outcomes of the expansion of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for adults in treatment for alcohol and drug dependence in England.
Updated and newly added indicators on the Fingertips ‘Co-occurring substance misuse and mental health issues profile’.
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.
A report outlining evidence and insights for Combating Drugs Partnerships, intending to help strengthen their preparedness for the synthetic opioid threat.
Report on the long-term prevention of drug use and related harms among young people.
Data tables and commentary for the Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring (UAM) Survey of infections and risk among people who inject drugs (PWID).
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