The UK government has said it will not make changes to drug laws to allow the creation of more legal drug consumption rooms. In January, The Thistle in Glasgow became the UK's first facility where ...

Ric Treble is a retired forensic chemist, who has studied the development of novel drugs for over thirty years. He provides support to the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and was awarded ...

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are chemically engineered substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional controlled drugs such as opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids. These compounds ...

The UK's first legal drug consumption room opens in Glasgow today, following a decade-long legal battle between the city's council and Westminster. The initiative "marks a significant, if contested, ...

With research funding from the government, Marks and his colleague, Dr. Russell Newcombe, began investigating the effects of ...

The Scottish affairs committee at Westminster had recommended more drug consumption rooms be allowed to open. The UK Government has said it will not change the law to allow more drug consumption rooms ...