There is growing awareness of the problems caused by the use of a fast-acting drug called ketamine. Often referred to as K or ...

New research into the use of the drug poppers (alkyl nitrites) has highlighted inconsistencies in proposed changes to drug ...

The legal status of poppers is currently ambiguous. This year, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended ...

New research into the use of the drug poppers (alkyl nitrites) has highlighted inconsistencies in proposed changes to drug ...

A Telegram user claiming to be a London-based pharmacist offered to sell pregabalin tablets to a BBC reporter for less than £1 per pill A sharp rise in deaths linked to the misuse of a widely ...

The powerful sedative xylazine has been detected in cannabis vapes. Credit: PavelKant/Shutterstock. The UK government has taken a significant step towards banning xylazine, commonly referred to as the ...

The Home Office took steps to instigate the ban in the wake of recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of ...

The committee said it was "disappointed" that the Home Office had "repeatedly refused" to publish a 2016 report by the ACMD - a body which it said seeks to provide scientific, evidence-based ...

The decision to make nitrous oxide a Class C drug goes against advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), which recently said nitrous oxide should not be banned under the ...