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The ACMD’s response to a Home Office consultation on proposals to review and amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
The ACMD’s response to joint Home Office and Department of Health proposals to enable the electronic prescribing service for schedules 2 and 3 controlled drugs.
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.
The chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) writes to Theresa May about nitrous oxide abuse.
Second year that Public Health England has run capital investment in drug and alcohol recovery services.
The (ACMD) Recovery Committee’s publishes briefing paper on the prevention of drug and alcohol dependence.
The chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) writes to Theresa May about government priorities.
A new report reveals signs of a slowing in the rate of people successfully overcoming their addiction.
Crime prevention minister writes to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to accept their recommendation to control these 2 drugs as Class A drugs.
TWO lethal ‘legal highs’ should be controlled as class A substances, recommends the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson answered questions on drugs policy.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This written ministerial statement was laid on 30 October 2014 in the House of Commons by Norman Baker and in the House of Lords by Lords Bates of Banbaurgh.
Poisons specialists have flagged rises in calls and online queries about treating users of new psychoactive substances, misleadingly known as ‘legal highs’.
Norman Baker writes to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for information on opioid substitution therapy, an effective time period for the therapy and its risks and benefits.
Announces a change to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 regarding the lawful supply of foil by persons employed or engaged in the provision of drug treatment services.
This circular provides advice on drug testing kits that have been approved for the purpose of testing substances suspected to be controlled drugs.
Norman Baker, Minister for Crime Prevention, writes to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs regarding the reclassification of ketamine.
Government response to the ACMD's advice on the synthetic opioid AH-7921, a number of LSD related compounds and tryptamine.
Response to letter from Norman Baker requesting advice on temazepam from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Letter to chair of Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs regarding scoping exercise to assess whether legislation is impeding legitimate scientific research.
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