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Genuine question for our followers:

Is alcohol a drug?

We talk about alcohol very differently to other substances - do you think that's fair? Does alcohol's history make it a special case, or does the culture need an update?

Let's hear your take 👇

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This week on The Drug Science Podcast, we're joined by Liam Hackett, founder of Ditch The Label and the HALI Foundation.

Liam joined Prof Nutt to discuss his life, psychedelics, and building a charity from the ground up.

Listen to the full episode:

https://t.co/z4gkcY3I6k

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Mental health conditions typically peak around age 15, and up to 75% of lifetime psychiatric illnesses emerge by 25.

Yet psychiatric drug development has stalled, and most medicines for under-18s are off-label.

Could psychedelics address this need?

https://t.co/en6rJBfsRG

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10% of women live with endometriosis, but treatment options are startlingly limited. Could cannabis be a lifeline?

The evidence is there, but as usual, much more research is needed on cannabis and women's health.

Read the full piece now ⬇️

https://t.co/0qcPq5il01

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What’s the drug ‘fact’ you’ve always heard, but can’t quite believe?

Over the coming months, we’re going to be putting the most common drug myths under the microscope to help you understand the science.

If you’ve got a fact, myth or urban legend you want exposed, let us know 👇

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Prof Nutt talking all things mushroom with the Naked Scientists ❤️ 🍄

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The magic of #mushrooms and the #science of #fungi This episode, produced by Laura Verdina @QueensCam, features @NathanProbably @AmgueddfaCymru; @joniofthewoods @UniofBath; Magnus Ivarsson at MycoMine; and @ProfDavidNutt @ImperialSci. 🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/DcAW3BtXOC

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The magic of #mushrooms and the #science of #fungi This episode, produced by Laura Verdina @QueensCam, features @NathanProbably @AmgueddfaCymru; @joniofthewoods @UniofBath; Magnus Ivarsson at MycoMine; and @ProfDavidNutt @ImperialSci. 🎧 Listen here:

https://t.co/DcAW3BtXOC

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We're going to the World Ayahuasca Forum.

Want to join us? Now's your last chance to pick up a ticket.
Get 10% off with the code DRUGSCIENCE26.

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New podcast!

Dr Andy Barker is a psychiatrist and medical cannabis prescriber, who joined us on the pod to give us a deep-dive in to cannabis prescription and share his thoughts on the controversy on medical cannabis in the UK right now.

Listen now @ https://t.co/zmXSjVwyaq

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Since 2024, we've been working with UCL to change our understanding of psychotherapy in MDMA-assisted therapy.

In the latest update, we propose a new approach: to qualitatively assess MDMA using therapists as the subjects.

Read the full paper: https://t.co/gKt0RMyILc

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In the 1980's, Britain had a radical harm reduction programme to prevent HIV in drug users.

Since then, we've had an HIV outbreak in 2015, and now the most drug-related deaths in Europe.

What happened, and how can we put this right?

Read now 👇

https://t.co/nUKbcJOkZL

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Could psychedelics help you heal your marriage? 💗

This week, Sarah Tilley discuss her groundbreaking psilocybin-assisted couples therapy programme, which focusses on 'un-merging' the couple and helping them self-actualise as individuals.

Listen now @ https://t.co/zmXSjVwyaq

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To move the political dial on psychedelics, we need to reach everyone. So, we've been in touch with Tyrone Sgambati, a researcher at UC Berkeley and author of a new survey tracking changes in US perceptions of psychedelics.

Take a look 👀
https://t.co/y75pKD0vFm

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10 countries, including the US, Canada and Germany, now allow psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy under specific circumstances.

What circumstances? How do the laws work? And what makes these countries special?

Our latest piece has the answers:
🔗 https://t.co/opZWOrVJfP

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A psychedelic trial is treating your anorexia... and then it ends. What do you do?

In this case study, we learn about EB, an anorexia patient who found relief for the first time in a psilocybin trial, then went to court to continue.

Read now 🔗
https://t.co/sNBbjwEF7A

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An opportunity to get involved with psychedelic research, and help out our partners at UCL. Every participant counts!

🔗 https://t.co/TFRgtQlwyO

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Tickets still available to see @profdavidnutt and @profbriancox discussing addiction.

David will be joining a live recording of A Question of Science at The Crick - and you can go along for FREE!

Take a look 👀

https://t.co/e2194r6kyG

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Why do so few mental health drugs actually work? 🧐 🧠

In a special new opinion piece, @profdavidnutt presents a radical take on what the pharma industry gets wrong in its search for new treatments.

Check it out now 👇
https://t.co/ivbA2nOerl

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The UK needs to learn from this 🇬🇧👂🇨🇿

An expert psychiatrist breaks down the Czech Republic's groundbreaking psilocybin therapy regulations, covering who can get it, what for, and what the NHS desparately needs to learn.

Check it out 👇
https://t.co/eeow9FxJS5

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Francis Crick is famous for discovering the double helix, but fewer know about his career in consciousness research. This week, Prof Matthew Cobb joins us on the podcast for a warm and meandering chat about this remarkable life and career.

Listen now at https://t.co/ebGeYqiEqt