Ketamine could be upgraded to a Class A drug as the government seeks expert advice on its classification, the Home Office has said. Illegal use of the drug has reached record levels in recent years, ...

What is the point of the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs? Today they sit around a table earnestly discussing whether the latest scientific evidence means they should advise the home ...

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Twenty dangerous opioids and drugs will be banned in a new crackdown announced by the Home Office. The ban will see 15 new dangerous synthetic opioids and five other drugs become Class A drugs under ...

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Illegal substances such as ecstasy and cocaine can be less harmful to individuals and societies than tobacco and alcohol and should be reclassified to reflect their actual risk, a report by the Global ...

The reclassification of cannabis from a Class C to a Class B drug means a higher maximum jail sentence for possession. Announcing the move in May 2008, then Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said there was ...

The government will this week recommend a synthetic drug known as monkey dust be reclassified as Class A, Sky News can reveal. The psychoactive drug was linked to a spate of violent attacks in the US ...

It's known as a party drug of choice: cheap, readily available, and a “really good intensifier”. But ketamine wasn't designed for recreational use - it's a powerful anaesthetic, with a nasty dark side ...

This article summarizes the classification systems for topical liquid and semisolid dosage forms used for dermatological application and notes some differences between FDA and USP classification. In ...