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Some people on very low-carb diets say they feel euphoric, have clear minds and lose their appetite. Here's why.
Students taking 'smart drugs' to boost their academic performance are putting their health at risk.
The market for sythnetic cannabinoids, or spice, shows no sign of decreasing.
Western science is "discovering" the medical potential of ayahuasca, which Amazonian indigenous groups have used ritualistically for centuries.
Theresa May has been the longest-serving home secretary since the 19th century, but her tenure is distinctive for other reasons, too.
A growing number of young men are using steroids, but there are few public services to help this vulnerable group.
Legal highs are now illegal in the the UK but why has it taken so long for the law to be changed?
Changing drugs laws can have some very unexpected consequences.
By not only "outing" himself as a poppers user but emphasising their necessity, the Conservative MP for Reigate took a bold step.
Here's how the Psychoactive Substances Bill will stand in the way of human flourishing.
Successive governments haven't always followed expert advice, but they have in the new bill to end 'legal highs'.
Psychedelic drugs alter consciousness in a profound and novel way that increases the breadth and fluency of cognition. However, until recently, we were unable to offer an explanation for how the brain…
The past few weeks have seen something of a media feeding frenzy around the supposed massive increase in deaths from “legal highs”. Closer inspection of the facts, some of which needed to be extracted…
The number of deaths caused by a group of mind altering drugs, including mephedrone, has increased over the past three years. And while toxicology reports also link the use of these substances to deaths…
People who use LSD and other psychedelic drugs show fewer mental health problems, according to a large population-based study…
In 1632 the Catholic Church convened a case against Galileo on the grounds that his work using the telescope to explore the nature of the heavens contradicted the church’s teaching - the culmination of…
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Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
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Reader in Criminology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor, Behavioural Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Global Legal Studies, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Research Co-ordinator, Department of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire
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Senior Lecturer of Media Studies and Digital Media, University of Sussex
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Hon. Professor Drug Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Rural Criminology, HASSE, University of New England & Visiting Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, University of New South Wales, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
