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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Agency overview
Formed1971 (1971)
TypeAdvisory non-departmental public body
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Minister responsible
  • Suella Braverman, Home Secretary
Agency executive
  • Dr Owen Bowden-Jones, Chair
Parent departmentHome Office
Key documents
  • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  • Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
WebsiteAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
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Territory of the United Kingdom

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is a British statutory advisory non-departmental public body, which was established under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

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The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is a British statutory advisory non-departmental public body, which was established under the Misuse...

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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

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The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It represents action in line with treaty commitments under the...

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Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act

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Act but not by the Misuse of Drugs Act, and some other drugs (alcohol, for example) are controlled by other laws. The Misuse of Drugs Act sets out three...

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Poppers

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expressed concern over loss of business and potential unemployment. In March 2016, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs stated that, because alkyl...

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Powers of the home secretary

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The Home Secretary has appointed nine new members to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs "Home Secretary Appoints Reading Academic To Drug Council"...

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List of benzimidazole opioids

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piperidine benzimidazolone ('brorphine-like') opioids" (PDF). Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. UK. July 2022. Vandeputte MM, Verougstraete N, Walther...

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Seven Graham

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playwright, and drug addiction counsellor. He was a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and is a co-founder of the Amy Winehouse Foundation...

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David Nutt

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from discussions of the drug paroxetine. In January 2008 he was appointed as the chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), having...

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Drug policy of the United Kingdom

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place as of 2014[update] largely determined by the Misuse of Drugs Act.[citation needed] Until 1916 drug use was hardly controlled, and widely available...

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Ketamine in society and culture

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Response to ACMD recommendation on ketamine (PDF) (Correspondence to Les Iverson [chair of]; Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs), Crown copyright; Open Government...

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Khat

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of the study participants' khat use was judged to be excessive. After a careful review of the evidence, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommended...

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Legal status of Salvia divinorum

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signatures. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the independent body that advises UK government on drugs, was asked to investigate further. On the 28...

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Substituted cathinone

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structure The following table displays notable derivatives that have been reported: On 2 April 2010, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in the UK announced...

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DrugScience

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DrugScience or Drug Science (originally called the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD)) is a UK-based drugs advisory committee proposed and...

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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

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Square. The Act removed the statutory requirement for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to include scientists. The move follows the sacking of David...

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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

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philosophy of only banning something when there is clear evidence of harm. The government's own Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) said the law was...

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Temporary class drug

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"Methylphenidate-based NPS: A review of the evidence of use and harm. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, 31 March 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 30 November...

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Cannabis in the United Kingdom

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recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. In the survey-year ending March 2014, possession of cannabis offences accounted for 67% of all police...

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Trenbolone

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original on 2012-09-15. "Consideration of the Anabolic Steroids". London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. September 2010. Archived from the original...

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Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom

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Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom refers to the class of drugs, as determined by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, that cannabis is placed in...

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Mephedrone

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dangers of taking the fictional legal drug "cake". The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have suggested that the media coverage of the drug led...

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2 Marsham Street

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opened in 2005, agencies of the Home Office such as Her Majesty's Passport Office and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs began moving to new offices...

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