Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs
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The Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (originally called The Independent Council on Drug Harms (ICDH)) is a UK-based independent drugs advisory committee proposed and initially funded by Toby Jackson. It is chaired by Professor David Nutt and was officially launched on 15 January 2010 with the help of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. The primary aim of the committee is to review and investigate the scientific evidence of drug harms free from political interference.[1]
This follows the controversial sacking of Professor Nutt, on 30 October 2009 as chair of the UK's statutory Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs by UK Home Secretary, Alan Johnson.[2]
The controversy followed his Eve Saville Memorial Lecture (2009) at the Centre.
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[edit] References
- ^ "The best scientific advice on drugs (written by David Nutt)". London: The Guardian. 2010-01-15. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/15/david-nutt-drugs-science. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ "Support the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs". The center for crime and justice studies. January 15, 2010. http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/icdh.html. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Sacked scientist promises impartial drugs advice-The New Scientist, January 2010.
- Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs Homepage
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