The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid has today announced the reappointment of Dr Owen Bowden-Jones as the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
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Monday, 22 July 2019
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid has today announced the reappointment of Dr Owen Bowden-Jones as the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
ACMD report providing advice to the government on the factors that make the homeless population vulnerable to substance misuse harms and how these can reduced.
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Safe housing key to tackling homeless drug misuse, says ACMD.
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Safe housing key to tackling homeless drug misuse, says ACMD.
Friday, 14 June 2019
The number of older opiate users in treatment in England has tripled in just 12 years, a report by the ACMD reveals today.
Friday, 14 June 2019
The number of older opiate users in treatment in England has tripled in just 12 years, a report by the ACMD reveals today.
Friday, 14 June 2019
Report from the ACMD providing advice to the government on the changing age profile of people accessing drug treatment and the challenges faced by this cohort in the UK.
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Prison services could reduce drug-related harms by avoiding releasing vulnerable prisoners on a Friday, the ACMD has today advised the Home Secretary.
Monday, 18 February 2019
Letter to the Home Office about the appropriate control mechanism for 2, 4-Dinitrophenol (DNP).
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Interim advice to the Home Office regarding the legitimate use of controlled drugs in research and healthcare.
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Seven new members of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have been announced today.
Friday, 21 December 2018
Further advice about the prescribing of controlled drugs by therapeutic radiographers.
Monday, 10 December 2018
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs response to the consultation by NICE on the draft scope of their guidance on cannabis-based products for medicinal use.
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs writes to Karen Bradley about Pregabalin and Gabapentin.
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Further advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products.
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
The ACMD has recommended that cannabis-derived medicinal products should be placed in Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
The ACMD has recommended that cannabis-derived medicinal products should be placed in Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the scheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products.
Tuesday, 03 July 2018
Home Secretary to receive advice on cannabis-related medicinal products.
Thursday, 14 June 2018
We are holding a public evidence gathering day on drug-related harms in homeless populations as part of a commission from government to report on vulnerable people and drug misuse.
Tuesday, 08 May 2018
The ACMD is holding a public evidence gathering day on drug misuse in prisons and the harms associated with transitions between custody and the community.
Tuesday, 08 May 2018
The letter is a request for evidence for the ACMD’s “community-custody transitions” working group.
Wednesday, 02 May 2018
Letter to Victoria Atkins MP from the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs outlining recommendations for amending the safe custody regulations.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
The Home Secretary has appointed a further new member to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Letter to the Home Secretary from the chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, outlining their work programme for 2017 to 2019.
Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Funding cuts are the single biggest threat to drug treatment recovery outcomes, a report published by the ACMD has warned.
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
The ACMD is holding a public evidence gathering day on Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs on Tuesday 26 September at The Kia Oval, Vauxhall, London.
Monday, 03 April 2017
The Home Office is looking for 11 new members to join the ACMD advisory council.
Friday, 24 June 2016
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is recruiting a new chairperson to advise the government on issues relating to drug misuse.
Friday, 23 October 2015
Quality of treatment for heroin users under threat from shrinking resources and disruptive re-procurement processes.
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.
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
The (ACMD) Recovery Committee’s publishes briefing paper on the prevention of drug and alcohol dependence.
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 of Drugs (ACMD).
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).
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).
Thursday, 05 June 2014
The ACMD invites members of the public to its open meeting on Thursday 12 June 2014.
Tuesday, 01 April 2014
The ACMD invites members of the public to its open meeting on Friday 11 April 2014.
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.
Tuesday, 03 December 2013
The recovery committee supports the government’s drug strategy and says there is reason to be optimistic.
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Experts have today called on the government to permanently ban two groups of “legal highs”.
Thursday, 05 September 2013
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has recommended the control of three prescription medicines
Wednesday, 08 May 2013
ACMD invites members of the public to its open meeting on Thursday 16 May 2013
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
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