Eventbrite - Drug Science presents Street Drugs Discussions: Women and Drugs - Friday, 24 October 2025 - Find event and ticket information.

Every day, people who use drugs are forced into unsafe, rushed street injecting because most hostels and housing projects ban active drug use. The Voices of Sandwell project in the UK revealed a clear truth: while hostels protect people from homelessness, strict abstinence rules can push them into dangerous public drug use—dramatically increasing overdose risk.

To date, there has been a lack of consensus in the field of psychedelic research regarding key terms. It is our hope that development of this lexicon can aid in translating findings across various research groups and improve clarity and precision in our communications with each other and the general public.

To date, there has been a lack of consensus in the field of psychedelic research regarding key terms. It is our hope that development of this lexicon can aid in translating findings across various research groups and improve clarity and precision in our communications with each other and the general public.

Facing a terminal diagnosis is one of life’s most difficult challenges. Beyond the physical burden of illness, patients often experience anxiety, depression, insomnia, and existential distress – a sense of suffering that touches mind and body alike.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) have released a position statement on the efficacy and safety of psychedelics and related substances (PARS), in addition to updated clinical guidance surrounding research into these compounds and a framework for delivering assisted psychotherapy.

How to put psychiatrists back at the centre of medicine’s innovation

In 2013 Wendy Teasdill’s daughter, Ellie Rowe, died at Boomtown festival as a result of taking a combination of ketamine and alcohol. Neither were taken in excess but the combination was fatal. She did not know what she was doing.

While the challenge of unbalanced stressful environment is more profound in Middle Eastern regions , the application of self-awareness intervention programs in mental health education is a global gap that is essential to be tackled in a demanding, vulnerable and critical environment of healthcare students.

For the 2nd year in a row, the Drug Science team was invited to host a discussion around psychedelics at We Out Here Festival, which is held in Wimborne St Giles, Dorset.

Drug Science responded to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs’ (ACMD’s) call on Ketamine use, harms and interventions. We hope that our evidence can help to develop rational debate, policy making and scheduling about Ketamine.

The number of cannabis-related arrests has been increasing in Japan, accompanied by the implementation of stricter legal penalties. However, there has been little investigation into the motivations behind cannabis use or the reasons for continued use among users in Japan.

Eventbrite - Cannabis Industry Council presents Cannabis Industry Awards 2025 - Thursday, November 6, 2025 at The HAC, London, England. Find event and ticket information.