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Psychoactive Substances Bill [Lords]

Proceeding contribution from Lyn Brown (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 January 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Psychoactive Substances Bill [Lords].

I absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman.

In giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee Dr Owen Bowden-Jones, head clinician for the Club Drug Clinic, stated that

“as far as I can speak as a clinician, I do not think I have ever seen anybody come through”—

our clinic

“with harms related to poppers.”

Professor Iversen of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs said that he had not seen sufficient scientific evidence of harm in the case of poppers to justify a recommendation under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and that he was not aware of any growth in the use of poppers in the UK.

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Reference

604 c1448 

Session

2015-16

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

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