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Speakers:
David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College Londo
David Nutt is the government scientist who was sacked for comparing the harms of horse-riding and taking ecstasy. His latest work explores the science of what a drug is and how it works. The central themes are that all drugs are harmful, from tobacco to heroin; that not all drugs harm equally; that we have to measure all the different harms of each drug.
It’s unlikely to be a best seller amongst former Home secretaries David Nutt came to the SMC to tell science and health reporters about his new book: Drugs – without the hot air.