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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Advisory Council on
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Featured
28 January 2026
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News story
ACMD announces decision on the classification of ketamine
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (28 January 2026) published its updated harms assessment of ketamine.
28 January 2026
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Research and analysis
Ketamine: an updated review of use and harms
Following a 2025 government commission, the ACMD has carried out a review of the use and harms of ketamine.
3 December 2025
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News story
David Wood to chair Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Professor Wood will replace Owen Bowden-Jones as chair on 1 January 2026.
Latest from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Ethylbromazolam: review of the evidence on its use and harms
14 April 2026
Research and analysis
ACMD members' register of interests
23 March 2026
Corporate report
ACMD work programme 2026
11 March 2026
Correspondence
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What we do
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs makes recommendations to government on the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, including classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its regulations.
ACMD
is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the
Home Office
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Documents
Guidance and regulation
MDMA ('ecstasy') review
11 February 2009
Guidance
ACMD's latest Methylamphetamine Advice
19 December 2005
Guidance
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News and communications
ACMD work programme 2026
11 March 2026
Correspondence
Government response to 3 medicines reports
23 February 2026
Correspondence
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Research and statistics
Ethylbromazolam: review of the evidence on its use and harms
14 April 2026
Research and analysis
ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of etomidate
6 February 2026
Independent report
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Policy papers and consultations
Drug use in LGBT+ communities and chemsex
5 December 2025
Closed call for evidence
Cannabis-based products for medicinal use
17 September 2025
Closed call for evidence
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Transparency and freedom of information releases
ACMD members' register of interests
23 March 2026
Corporate report
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs member biographies
2 February 2026
Transparency data
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ACMD contact
ACMD Secretariat
c/o Home Office
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Secretariat
4th floor, NE Quarter, Peel Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DP
United Kingdom
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acmd@homeoffice.gov.uk
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