UK - Prof nutt's. Estimating drug harms: a risky business?

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the uk's drug advisor professor david nutt, who was recently sacked due to his claim that the uk govenment had made a mistake in reclassifing cannabis from class c to class b. as well as claims that cannabis and lsd, are less harmfull than alcohol. (as mentioned in news forum) more of the govenments advisors have threatend to walk out due to them sacking him. enclosed is his recent paper on estimating the harms of drugs.

please find the document inclosed in the following pdf: it makes intersting reading. this document can only be found on-line hence why i made it avalible hear.

Estimating drug harms: a risky business?
Professor David Nutt (October 2009)
Taking a drug is not currently illegal in the UK, and while there have been attempts to make it so, the most reasoned arguments suggest this is not a particularly useful way of reducing harm.

In this edited transcript of the 2009 Eve Saville lecture Professor Nutt discusses drug regulation and control, drugs politics and suggests a way forward on the drugs debate.