Misuse of Drugs

Question 1

What regulations cover schedule 1 drugs?

Answer 1

Licensing
Supply and production by chemical companies
Record keeping
Prescriptions

Question 2

What offences are associated with drug classes?

Answer 2

Possession, supply, production/cultivation, import/export

Question 3

What are some of the subcommittees within the ACMD?

Answer 3

• Novel psychoactive substances committee
• Technical committee
• Recovery committee
• Cognition enhancers
• Drug use in the LGBT Community

Question 4

What professions are represented on the ACMD?

Answer 4

• Public health professionals
• Clinical toxicologists
• Social workers
• A&E doctors
• Pharmacologists
• Forensic scientists
• Pharmacists
• GPs
• Addiction psychiatrists
• Police

Question 5

Are ACMD members paid? How many members are on the ACMD? Are there ACMD members from devolved nations?

Answer 5

No
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Yes

Question 6

What does the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) do?

Answer 6

Advise the government on issues related to drug misuse

Question 7

According to the ACMD, what is the level of harms associated with nitrous oxide? What did the ACMD recommend regarding nitrous oxide in March 2023?

Answer 7

Harms remain low
Was not banned

Question 8

Under what legislation should nitrous oxide remain, according to the ACMD?

Answer 8

The PSA

Question 9

What does the acronym GHB stand for? What does the acronym GBL stand for?

Answer 9

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate
Gamma-butyrolactone

Question 10

Under what act were GHB and related substances reclassified?

Answer 10

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Question 11

What is 1,4-butanediol related to?

Answer 11

GHB and GBL

Question 12

What determines if a drug is Class A, B, or C under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971? How can the classification of a drug be changed under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971?

Answer 12

Harms to the user or society
Using a statutory instrument

Question 13

What is the maximum penalty for a Class A drug offence? What is the maximum penalty for a Class B drug offence? What is the maximum penalty for a Class C drug offence?

Answer 13

Life
14 years
5 years

Question 14

What schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 does GHB remain in? Under what schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations are GBL and 1,4-BD placed?

Answer 14

Schedule 2
Schedule 1

Question 15

What is required for legitimate industrial uses of GBL and 1,4-BD?

Answer 15

A Home Office license

Question 16

What year were the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations enacted?

Answer 16

1973

Question 17

What is GHB prescribed for?

Answer 17

Cataplexy as Xyrem

Question 18

For what condition is MDMA being investigated for medicinal use?

Answer 18

Depression

Question 19

What evidence to the ACMD use?

Answer 19

• Lived experience of users
• Forensic service providers
• Reports from hospitals
• Police seizures and crimes
• Peer-reviewed scientific literature

Question 20

Where did cannabis originate? How is cannabis commonly grown indoors?

Answer 20

Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
Hydroponically

Question 21

What is the main constituent of cannabis? How many cannabinoids are found in cannabis?

Answer 21

Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC)
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Question 22

What are responsible for the smell of cannabis? What class drug was cannabis until 2018?

Answer 22

Terpenoids
Class B

Question 23

What is Sativex used to treat? What does Sativex contain?

Answer 23

Multiple Sclerosis
Δ9-THC and CBD

Question 24

What is Cesamet used to treat? What is the generic name for Cesamet?

Answer 24

Nausea caused by chemotherapy
Nabilone

Question 25

What is cannabidiol known as? How is cannabidiol sold?

Answer 25

CBD Oils, capsules, vaping, liquids, cosmetics

Question 26

What guidance must CBD products follow?

Answer 26

Food Standards Agency

Question 27

What conditions did two people have that caused their cannabis oil to be confiscated?

Answer 27

Treatment-resistant childhood epilepsy

Question 28

What did the ACMD recommend concerning cannabis-derived medicinal products?

Answer 28

Should not be subjected to Schedule 1

Question 29

What regulations were created concerning cannabis?

Answer 29

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) Regulations 2018

Question 30

What should not be given the status of medication?

Answer 30

Herbal cannabis of unknown composition

Question 31

When was Epidyolex approved by the EC? What conditions is Epidyolex approved for? What is Epidyolex used in conjunction with?

Answer 31

2019 Lennox-Gastaut or Dravet syndromes Clobazam

Question 32

What age can Epidyolex be used from? Why was Epidyolex considered by the ACMD?
What schedule was Epidyolex recommended for?

Answer 32

2 years of age and older It contains a small amount of Δ9-THC Schedule 5

Question 33

What is the potential for with Epidyolex? What is the ACMD concerned with in relation to Epidyolex? What question does the ACMD ask about Epidyolex?


Answer 33

Misuse or abuse Risk of diversion Who can prescribe and in what situations?

Question 34

Who is responsible for the cost of Epidyolex? What country approved Epidyolex for tuberous sclerosis-related epilepsy in February 2022? Where is Epidyolex not manufactured?

Answer 34

NHS Trusts Scotland UK

Question 35

What types of crimes may a forensic toxicologist investigate?

Answer 35

- Death by dangerous driving - Road traffic offences - DFSA - Family Court

Question 36

What is the ACMD part of?

Answer 36

The Home Office