Student society delivering evidence-based education on all psychoactive substances in the hope of fairer drug policy and better treatments for patients.

London
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"Today those who have done the least to cause this problem are being the hardest hit." Sir David Attenborough tells the COP26 summit that young people can "give us the impetus we need to rewrite our story" on climate change. #EmergencyOnPlanetEarth
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“The home cultivation of medical cannabis will provide certified patients with a cost-effective means of obtaining cannabis through personal cultivation.” New York regulators vote to allow home grow for medical cannabis patients. Read more: cannabishealthnews.co.uk/202… #Newyork
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We'd like to give a shoutout to @AnnaMarina123 for setting up the first Drug Science Student Society at @QMULBartsTheLon At their stall they hosted two fantastic party games: 1. Pin the drug on the @ProfDavidNutt drug harms chart 2. Guess how much fentanyl can kill an elephant
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Prof Jo Neill is leading the session all about Medical #Psychedelics and how our Medical Psychedelics Working Group is supporting the development of these new therapies! @AnnaMarina123 will then explain how she got involved with Drug #Science and launched @DrugScienceSoc!
Really looking forward to taking part in this FREE @Drug_Science event & learning more about all their brilliant work!
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A new refractory epilepsy treatment, containing THC, has been approved for use in the UK for the first time. "We hope this helps families involved and builds on the current evidence base," says Matt Hughes, @MEDCANSupport @MGC_Pharma cannabishealthnews.co.uk/202…
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Fantastic FREE event from @Drug_Science at 4pm this afternoon. Part 4 of ‘Women in Psychedelics’, includes talks on #depression and #ayahuasca, shifts in #psychedelic policy, the biological underpinnings of #wellbeing and many more. eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-…
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♀️ Speakers include @b_neuro, @Dr_Anne_Schlag, Dr Kim Kuypers, Dr Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Maria Papaspyrou, @BeckleyResearch, Jazmin Pirozek, @annatessrickman, & @AnnaMarina123. 🎟️ Our last event almost hit capacity so register now to secure your place! eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-…
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A huge thank you to @BenSessa for giving his talk on "#MDMA in child abuse, trauma and treating addictions". Amazing to see so many participants! Make sure to check out @awakn_ls #choosepsychiatry #psychedelics
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Have you ever taken any drugs, including alcohol? This study aims to examine long-term changes in mental health after exposure to a variety of drugs. Help us learn more by participating. Please share but please do not comment. Learn more: uab.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
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We have another event with @Bristol_SU this Thurs. We are talking Ketamine, drugs online and wellbeing with the @BristolUni Drug Science and Psychedelic Research Society with special guests from @VoltefaceHub & @Drug_Science. Find out more here - fb.me/e/1VW0seGUE
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here is the link for the global drug survey - do go for it! globaldrugsurvey.com/GDS2021
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"Psychedelic drug DMT to be trialled in UK to treat depression" theguardian.com/science/2020…
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Today at 7pm I’ll be in conversation with @ProfDavidNutt and his fascinating (and surprising!) life and work. Please join us and help to support @Drug_Science
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Drug Science Student Society Online Conference on 30-31 Jan 2021 on #psychedelics. Speakers include @ProfDavidNutt, @BenSessa, @LabateBia, and @PeterSjostedtH and many other speakers. More information at buff.ly/3keDz7q @DrugScienceSoc
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🌐 Largest student-run psychedelics conference in the world. 👩🏻‍🔬 Over 15 guest speakers across 7 specialist panels. 🖥️ Networking opportunities to start your psychedelic career! Website: studentpsychedelicconference… Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-stude…
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Chairman of our scientific board, @ProfDavidNutt, is giving the keynote at today's @psych_pp @PPLIVE_ conference. Tune in at 6:30pm UK / 1:30pm EST / 10:30am PST.
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Alcohol Duty Review: call for evidence – consultation launched by @hmtreasury #alcoholnews gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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This was very interesting! Thanks @GlobalDrugSurvy & @DrugScienceSoc - planning to do my #EMDAS thesis on young adults substance use in lockdown so lots that grabbed my attention here!
We’ve got a great event this Thursday lunch time between 12.45-1.45. We’re fantastically lucky to have Professor Adam Winstock from @GlobalDrugSurvy talking about their most recent report on the impact of lockdown on drug use! Register for free here 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-impac…
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