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ACMD publishes major cocaine report

ACMD publishes major cocaine report

Thursday, 12 March 2015

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (12 March) published a major report on powdered cocaine and its impact on British society...

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ACMD paper highlights substance abuse knowledge gap

ACMD paper highlights substance abuse knowledge gap

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

The (ACMD) Recovery Committee’s publishes briefing paper on the prevention of drug and alcohol dependence....

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New drug description to help ban family of legal highs

New drug description to help ban family of legal highs

Thursday, 27 November 2014

A revised description of cannabinoid-based drugs is needed to ban a dangerous new generation of legal highs, says the Advisory Council on the Misuse o...

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ACMD recommends ban for two legal highs linked to deaths

ACMD recommends ban for two legal highs linked to deaths

Friday, 14 November 2014

TWO lethal ‘legal highs’ should be controlled as class A substances, recommends the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)....

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Deadly

Deadly "legal highs" which mimic Class A drugs to be banned

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

A lethal psychedelic drug should be controlled as a Class A substance, according to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)....

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ACMD public event: open meeting on 12 June 2014

ACMD public event: open meeting on 12 June 2014

Thursday, 05 June 2014

The ACMD invites members of the public to its open meeting on Thursday 12 June 2014....

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ACMD public event: open meeting on 11 April 2014

ACMD public event: open meeting on 11 April 2014

Tuesday, 01 April 2014

The ACMD invites members of the public to its open meeting on Friday 11 April 2014....

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New evidence of harm caused by ketamine misuse

New evidence of harm caused by ketamine misuse

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug following increased evidence of bladder damage from frequent misuse, experts have recommended....

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Drug recovery is a long battle, warns the ACMD

Drug recovery is a long battle, warns the ACMD

Tuesday, 03 December 2013

The recovery committee supports the government’s drug strategy and says there is reason to be optimistic. ...

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ACMD recommends permanent ban on two “legal highs”

ACMD recommends permanent ban on two “legal highs”

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Experts have today called on the government to permanently ban two groups of “legal highs”....

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ACMD advises the government on the control of prescription drugs

ACMD advises the government on the control of prescription drugs

Thursday, 05 September 2013

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has recommended the control of three prescription medicines...

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ACMD public event: open meeting on 16 May 2013

ACMD public event: open meeting on 16 May 2013

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

ACMD invites members of the public to its open meeting on Thursday 16 May 2013...

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The new home on the web for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

The new home on the web for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

GOV.UK is the new place for corporate and policy information from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. ...

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