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Advisory Council On The Misuse Of Drugs
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Friday, 03 January 2020
Monday, 23 December 2019
A framework for the assessment of the impact of rescheduling cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs).
Monday, 23 December 2019
A framework for the assessment of the impact of rescheduling cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs).
Monday, 23 December 2019
Letter to the Home Secretary from the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, outlining our self-commissioned workstreams planned for 2020.
Monday, 23 December 2019
Letter to the Home Secretary from the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, outlining our self-commissioned workstreams planned for 2020.
Friday, 15 November 2019
Report to the Minister for Crime Prevention, which recommends a revised generic description of ‘third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids.
Friday, 18 October 2019
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the future use and purpose of Temporary Class Drug Orders (TCDOs).
Friday, 18 October 2019
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the future use and purpose of Temporary Class Drug Orders (TCDOs).
Friday, 18 October 2019
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Office about the future use and purpose of Temporary Class Drug Orders (TCDOs).
Friday, 18 October 2019
Letter from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to ministers, providing advice on independent prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedics.
Friday, 18 October 2019
Letter from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to ministers, providing advice on independent prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedics.
Friday, 18 October 2019
Letter from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to ministers, providing advice on independent prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedics.
Friday, 18 October 2019
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) summarise their contribution to the impact review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Friday, 18 October 2019
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) summarise their contribution to the impact review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Occupations, career history and interests of the members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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