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Drug Science, Policy and Law aims to be the definitive source of evidence-based information and comment for academics, scientists, policymakers, frontline workers and the general public on drugs and related issues. Drug Science, Policy and Law is the official journal of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) View full journal description

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Shared characteristics among those who co-ingest cocaine and alcohol prior to death by suicide: An examination of trends within the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality data

  • Nyle Hawk Davies
  • Darren Quelch
  • Bev John
  • Philip Tyson
  • Caroline Copeland
  • Sally Bradberry
  • Mark Pucci
  • Gareth Roderique-Davies
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Perspectives on recreational substance use and harm reduction among music festival workers in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study

  • Chloe L. Rayner
  • Jessica Smith
  • Ceri A. Bradshaw
  • Jason Davies
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The impact of drug control on wider research: Psychedelic mushroom exploration

  • Sam Lasham
  • Rhys Ponton
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A lexicon for psychedelic research and treatment

  • David J. Nutt
  • David Erritzoe
  • Anne Schlag
  • David Luke
  • Deborah C. Mash
  • Hiroyuki Uchida
  • Jacob S. Aday
  • James Rucker
  • Liliana Galindo
  • Mark Sweeney
  • Matthew X. Lowe
  • Oliver Davis
  • Plinio Ferreira
  • Rayyan Zafar
  • Robin Carhart-Harris
  • Tadeusz Hawrot
  • Jo Neill
  • on behalf of the Drug Science Medical Psychedelics Working group
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Constructing drug effects: A history of set and setting

  • Ido Hartogsohn
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In defence of the decriminalisation of drug possession in the UK

  • Alex Stevens
  • Niamh Eastwood
  • Kirstie Douse
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The cocaine-e-cigarette – A theoretical concept of a harm reduction device for current users of smokable cocaine forms

  • Fabian P Steinmetz
  • Heino Stöver
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Minorities’ diminished psychedelic returns: Cardio-metabolic health

  • Sean Matthew Viña
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Childhood trauma, challenging experiences, and posttraumatic growth in ayahuasca use

  • Ksenia Cassidy
  • CJ Healy
  • Eva Henje
  • Wendy D’Andrea
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Participation in an indigenous Amazonian-led ayahuasca retreat associated with increases in nature relatedness – a pilot study

  • Simon GD Ruffell
  • Sam Gandy
  • WaiFung Tsang
  • Rono Lopez
  • Nathan O’Rourke
  • Arsalan Akhtar
  • Nige Netzband
  • Jack Hollingdale
  • Daniel Perkins
  • Jerome Sarris
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In defence of the decriminalisation of drug possession in the UK

  • Alex Stevens
  • Niamh Eastwood
  • Kirstie Douse
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